Intel Core i3-N305 vs Intel Core 5 120U

Core i3-N305 vs Core 5 120U comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i3-N305 beats the Core 5 120U in overall performance. Despite this, the Core 5 120U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 5 120U has slightly more cores than the Core i3-N305. Indeed, the Core 5 120U has 10 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Core i3-N305. It also has more threads than the Core i3-N305. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-N305 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 5 120U. The info from our database shows that the Core 5 120U has more L2 cache than the Core i3-N305. 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. For instance, the Core i3-N305 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.