Monday, August 4th 2025
Intel Core 5 120 and 120F 6-core LGA1700 Processors Priced
Intel Core 5 120 and 120F are touted as the company's new entry level processors targeting gamers. These chips conform to the company's newer processor model nomenclature, but are based on the "Alder Lake" H0 silicon. If you recall, half the 12th Gen Core desktop processor series was based on the smaller "Alder Lake" H0 silicon that physically lacks E-cores, and has six "Golden Cove" P-cores that each have 1.25 MB of L2 cache and share 18 MB of L3 cache, making this a traditional multicore processor with 6-cores/12-threads. ShopBLT has early pricing of the two chips, with the Core 5 120 being offered for $246, and the Core 5 120F at $216. Both are significantly higher than what Intel prices the 12400 at, and it's likely that these chips end up with pricing deep under $180, possibly even under $150. For reference, these are both still LGA 1700 CPUs, and are, in effect, slot in replacements for the i5-12400 and 12400F, with 100 MHz higher clocks.
While these guide prices are high, they're Intel's "recommended customer price," and going by history of similar chips such as the i5-12400, that CPU had a recommended customer price of $211-221, but routinely sells for less than $140.
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While these guide prices are high, they're Intel's "recommended customer price," and going by history of similar chips such as the i5-12400, that CPU had a recommended customer price of $211-221, but routinely sells for less than $140.
8 Comments on Intel Core 5 120 and 120F 6-core LGA1700 Processors Priced
It's a 12400 with 100 MHz higher boost. That chip goes for $109-130 depending on whether it has IGPU or not.
There is no chance these will sell for more than $150 street pricing.
Based on local pricing a 120F should be 90$ and the 120 should be 120$ to achieve parity and at least be a decent alternative.
Anything significantly more is DOA and Intel pulling an AMD by recycling older SKUs into newer names hoping to scam unknowing customers (directly or indirectly).
But yes, 120 pricing should be $120 or less considering it's age. But it's a 'new' release so $150 is more likely.
www.pcgameshardware.de/CPU-CPU-154106/News/Intel-Core-5-120-und-120F-1478868/
Very disappointing to see "old processors" with different names on a different socket.Something about H0 stepping.
edit: i did not saw it's the same socket. Thanks for clarification.
But yes, it's the 'same' die underneath. Maybe with some minor tweaks or HW fixes, but same specs besides clock speed bump of 100 MHz, and 7 extra W maximum turbo power, 117 compared to 110 W, presumably to hold that extra 100 MHz.It's not a different socket. Read my earlier comment with link to Intel compare specs page. They're both LGA 1700.
Other differences are that it supposedly supports Deep Learning Boost, and 192 instead of 128 GB of memory, but I suspect the older 12400 would support that too, it's just 48 GB modules weren't available when it launched.It's not quite the same as AMD, who release identical chips, or slower versions of identical silicon (57-5800X3D, 55-5600X3D, 5950X-5900XT etc.), this is actually a slightly faster 12400, but ohterwise identical. I agree $120 would be appropriate pricing.