5 120HL vs Ryzen 5 8640U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking570not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency44.72no data
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8640U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm10 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8640U 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 configuration11
SocketFP81700
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8640U 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 Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 December 2023 8 April 2024
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 4 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 8640U has a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 8640U and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8640U is a notebook processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.


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