5 120U vs Pentium 8505

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MRaptor Lake-U
Power efficiencyno data65.99
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Raptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 8505 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 cores5 (Penta-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 8505 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
SocketIntel BGA 1744FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® ProcessorsIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.25 GHz
Execution Units4880

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112.1
OpenGL4.64.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 8505 and Core 5 120U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 February 2022 8 January 2024
Physical cores 5 10
Threads 6 12

5 120U has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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