5 120HL vs Celeron N3050
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3050 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 | Braswell (2015−2016) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3050 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 | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3050 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 | FCBGA1170 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 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) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 8 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2015 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 45 Watt |
Celeron N3050 has 650% lower power consumption.
5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron N3050 is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3050 and Core 5 120HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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