5 120U vs Ryzen 9 6900HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.85
+42.2%
Core 5 120U
2024
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.44

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core 5 120U by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking474740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRaptor Lake-U
Power efficiency40.1565.87
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP7FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680MIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HS and Core 5 120U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 14.85
+42.2%
5 120U 10.44

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 23585
+42.2%
5 120U 16587

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 2161
+50.9%
5 120U 1432

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 6900HS 245
5 120U 257
+4.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 9224
+7.6%
5 120U 8576

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HS 227
5 120U 437
+92.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HS 1537
5 120U 1858
+20.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HS 5805
5 120U 5882
+1.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HS 62006
+84.2%
5 120U 33657

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HS 281
5 120U 291
+3.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.85 10.44
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HS has a 42.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

5 120U, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 5 120U in performance tests.


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