Performance Index

ID Date Classification
615781 01/06/2026 Public
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Intel® Core™ Processors (Series 1)

Series Use Case Claim Processor Systems Measured Measured By Measurement Period
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers up to 8% higher frames per second (FPS) at 1080p in DOOM: The Dark Ages compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by DOOM: The Dark Ages 2-Dec-25
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers up to 7% higher frames per second (FPS) at 1080p in Red Dead Redemption 2 compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by Red Dead Redemption 2 2-Dec-25
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers up to 6% higher frames per second (FPS) at 1080p in Counter-Strike 2 compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by Counter-Strike 2 2-Dec-25
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers on par frames per second (FPS) at 1080p in Cyberpunk 2077 compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by Cyberpunk 2077 2-Dec-25
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers on par frames per second (FPS) at 1080p in Black Myth: Wukong compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by Black Myth: Wukong 2-Dec-25
S-Series Gaming An Intel Core 5 120 delivers on par turn time (seconds) at 1080p in Sid Meier's Civilization VII compared to the Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core 5 120 Processor: Intel Core 5 120; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 5200MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1200x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 Processor: Intel Core i5-12400; Memory Model : G.SKILL 1x16GB DDR5 4800MHz; Cooler: Corsair RM1000x; Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B760-PLUS WIFI; BIOS Version: 1825; VBS: VBS ON; Storage: Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB; Win 11 Version: Windows 11 2H25 26200.7171; Defender: Enabled; Power Plan: Best Performance; GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090; GFX Driver: 32.0.15.8180 As measured by Sid Meier's Civilization VII AI Turn Time 2-Dec-25