Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i7-14701TE

Intel Core i5-13500

The Intel Core i5-13500 is a fast and relatively power efficient desktop processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture, which was introduced in October 2022. The processor offers a base clock of 2.5 GHz and reaches up to 4.8 GHz in Turbo. The hybrid CPU architecture introduced with Alder Lake is also used in the Raptor Lake processors. Compared to the Intel Core i5-12500, the Intel Core i5-13500 offers more cores, which means a higher overall performance can be achieved. In total, the Intel Core i5-13500 can process up to 20 threads in parallel. The performance cores (P cores) offer hyperthreading for this purpose, which is withheld from the energy-efficient cores (E cores).

Performance

Due to the higher number of physical computing units, the Intel Core i5-13500 offers noticeably more performance compared to the Intel Core i5-12500. Both processors have 6 P-cores, although only the Intel Core i5-13500 is additionally equipped with 8 E-cores.

Graphics unit

Like the Intel Core i5-12600K, the Intel Core i5-13500 offers an integrated graphics unit. The Intel Iris Xe architecture continues to serve as the basis. In terms of performance, however, not much has changed with the new Intel UHD Graphics 770.

Power consumption

The TDP of the Intel Core i5-13500 is 65 watts, with the option to increase this to up to 154 watts in Turbo mode. Compared to the Intel Core i5-12500, the energy requirement increases slightly.

Intel Core i7-14701TE

The Intel Core i5-14701TE is a peculiar Raptor Lake family desktop processor (SoC) that has 8 performance cores running at up to 5.2 GHz but 0 efficient cores. It's the lack of E-cores that makes 14X01 chips special.

The product has big level 2 and 3 caches at 16 MB and 33 MB, respectively. The UHD 770 serves as the integrated graphics solution. There is no 'proper' NPU here.

The i7 chip is manufactured using the Intel 7 process which is fairly old, as of mid 2025. Its base TDP sits at 45 W by default meaning at least one fan is required to keep it cool.

Compared to the cheaper i5-14501TE, the 14701TE comes with more CPU cores, faster RAM controller and marginally faster clock speeds.

Performance

Its multi-thread performance should be very close to that of an i7-13700H or a Ryzen AI 7 350, makin it adequate for any task in 2025.