5 120UL vs Ryzen 9 7840HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL 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 configurationno data1
SocketFL11700
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL. 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, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2024 8 April 2024
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has 20% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7840HX and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.


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