Intel Core i7-4770S vs Intel Core 5 120U

Core i7-4770S vs Core 5 120U comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core 5 120U performs better than the Core i7-4770S. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4770S in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 5 120U has significantly more cores than the Core i7-4770S. Indeed, the Core 5 120U has 10 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-4770S. It also has more threads than the Core i7-4770S. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-4770S has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core 5 120U.

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 i7-4770S has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.