Intel Core 5 120U vs Intel Core i3-N300

Core 5 120U vs Core i3-N300 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core 5 120U performs better than the Core i3-N300. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-N300 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core 5 120U has slightly more cores with 10 cores compared to the Core i3-N300 that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-N300. Our comparison shows that the Core 5 120U has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-N300. In terms of cache, the Core 5 120U has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-N300. The Core 5 120U also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core 5 120U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.