5 120HL vs Celeron G3902E
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
Release date | 2 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 16 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 16 | no data |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 2 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Die size | 98.57 mm2 | no data |
Number of transistors | 1750 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | no data | 1700 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | - | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | LPDDR3-1866 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.134 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 510 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 January 2016 | 8 April 2024 |
Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
Threads | 2 | 16 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Celeron G3902E has 80% lower power consumption.
5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron G3902E is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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