Intel Core i7-13700 vs Intel Core 5 120U

Core i7-13700 vs Core 5 120U specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13700 performs better than the Core 5 120U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 5 120U in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13700 has significantly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core 5 120U that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core 5 120U. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13700 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core 5 120U. In terms of cache, the Core i7-13700 has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core 5 120U. The Core i7-13700 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 i7-13700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.