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.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date2 January 2016 (8 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Number of transistors1750 Millionno 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno data1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX-+

Security technologies

Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno 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 typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 510Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3902E and Core 5 120HL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.


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