5 120HL vs Ryzen 5 4500U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1015 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 26.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 4500U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9800 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 4500U 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 Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 5 4500U has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.
5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 5 120HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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