Intel Core 5 120U

The Intel Core 5 120U is a mobile processor with 10 cores, launched in January 2024. It is part of the Core 5 lineup, using the Raptor Lake-U architecture with BGA 1744. Intel Hyper-Threading technology is available and effectly doubles the core-count of the P-Cores, to a total of 12 threads. Core 5 120U has 12 MB of L3 cache and operates at 1400 MHz by default, but can boost up to 5 GHz, depending on the workload. Intel is making the Core 5 120U on a 10 nm production node, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Core 5 120U, which limits its overclocking potential. With a TDP of 15 W, the Core 5 120U consumes very little energy. Intel's processor supports DDR4 and DDR5 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the computer, Core 5 120U uses a PCI-Express Gen 4 connection. This processor features the Iris Xe Graphics 80EU integrated graphics solution. Hardware virtualization is available on the Core 5 120U, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Additionally, IOMMU virtualization (PCI passthrough) is supported, so that guest virtual machines may directly use host hardware. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, Intel is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.