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Intel Core i5-13500H vs Intel Core i5-13420H

Intel Core i5-13500H

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The Intel Core i5-13500H is a mid-range mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake or Raptor Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and all 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.6 to 4.7 GHz (single core boost, all core up to 4.6 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.9 to 3.5 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 18 MB L3 cache. 

Performance

Thanks to the higher clock speeds of the improved Intel 7 process, the Core i5-13500H can surpass the old Core i5-12600H (e.g., + 200 MHz boost).

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from DDR5-4800 of the i5-12500H). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 80 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units).

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (95 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a further improved 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

Intel Core i5-13420H

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The Intel Core i5-13420H is a mid-range mobile CPU for laptops based on the Raptor Lake-H series (Alder Lake architecture). It was announced in early 2023 and offers 4 of the 6 performance cores (P-cores, Golden Cove architecture) and 4 of the 8 efficient cores (E-cores, Gracemont architecture). The P-cores support Hyper-Threading leading to 16 supported threads when combined with the E-cores. The clock rate ranges from 2.1 to 4.6 GHz (single core boost, all core up to 4.5 GHz) on the performance cluster and 1.5 to 3.4 GHz on the efficient cluster. The performance of the E-cores should be similar to old Skylake cores (compare to the Core i7-6700HQ). All cores can use up to 12 MB L3 cache. 

Performance

Thanks to the higher clock speeds of the improved Intel 7 process, the Core i5-13420H can surpass the old Core i5-12450H (e.g., + 200 MHz boost).

Features

The integrated memory controller supports various memory types up to DDR5-5200 (up from DDR5-4800 of the i5-12500H). The Thread Director (in hardware) can support the operating system to decide which thread to use on the performance or efficient cores for the best performance. For AI tasks, the CPU also integrates GNA 3.0 and DL Boost (via AVX2). Quick Sync in version 8 is the same as in the Rocket Lake CPUs and supports MPEG-2, AVC, VC-1 decode, JPEG, VP8 decode, VP9, HEVC, and AV1 decode in hardware. The CPU now supports PCIe 5.0 x8 for a GPU and two PCIe 4.0 x4 for SSDs.

The integrated graphics card is based on the Xe-architecture and offers 48 of the 96 EUs (Execution Units).

The CPU is rated at 45 W base power (115 W PL2) but most laptops will use a PL1 of around 60 Watt. The SoC is manufactured in a further improved 10nm process at Intel, which is known as Intel 7.

ModelIntel Core i5-13500HIntel Core i5-13420H
CodenameRaptor Lake-HRaptor Lake-H
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-HIntel Raptor Lake-H
Series: Raptor Lake-H Raptor Lake-H
Intel Core i9-13900HK compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H compare1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H compare2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H « 1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900HK compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13905H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-13900H compare1.9 - 5.4 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13800H compare1.8 - 5.2 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13705H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13700H compare1.8 - 5 GHz14 / 20 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-13620H compare1.8 - 4.9 GHz10 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13600H compare2.1 - 4.8 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13505H compare1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13500H1.9 - 4.7 GHz12 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-13420H « 1.5 - 4.6 GHz8 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Clock1900 - 4700 MHz1500 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache1.1 MB704 KB
L2 Cache10 MB8 MB
L3 Cache18 MB12 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 16
4 x 4.7 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core
8 x 3.5 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
8 / 12
4 x 4.6 GHz Intel Golden Cove P-Core
4 x 3.4 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology10 nm10 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA1744BGA1700
FeaturesThread DirectorThread Director
iGPUIntel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ( - 1450 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1400 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13500H
37.6 pt (63%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-13420H
35.8 pt (60%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
106 Points (60%)
min: 100     avg: 101.4     median: 101.4 (57%)     max: 102.7 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
706 Points (13%)
min: 450     avg: 489     median: 489 (9%)     max: 528 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 13542     avg: 14426     median: 14081 (13%)     max: 16335 Points
min: 8691     avg: 10138     median: 9851 (9%)     max: 11871 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1704     avg: 1755     median: 1775 (75%)     max: 1799 Points
min: 1673     avg: 1692     median: 1697 (72%)     max: 1705 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 655     avg: 674     median: 684 (76%)     max: 687 Points
min: 641     avg: 649     median: 652 (72%)     max: 655 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 5108     avg: 5491     median: 5345 (13%)     max: 6212 Points
min: 3329     avg: 4021     median: 4211 (10%)     max: 4524 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2234     avg: 2317     median: 2304 (15%)     max: 2475 Points
min: 1492     avg: 1659     median: 1671 (11%)     max: 1815 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 243     avg: 251.2     median: 249 (70%)     max: 261 Points
min: 237     avg: 241     median: 242 (68%)     max: 244 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
28.3 Points (37%)
min: 20.51     avg: 21     median: 21 (27%)     max: 21.5 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.1 Points (74%)
min: 2.93     avg: 2.9     median: 2.9 (70%)     max: 2.94 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9664 Points (58%)
min: 9237     avg: 9270     median: 9269.5 (56%)     max: 9302 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
53786 Points (39%)
min: 45040     avg: 46270     median: 46270 (34%)     max: 47500 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
85169 Points (54%)
70487 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
14421 Points (18%)
13682 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
225.4 s (3%)
501 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
5.4 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7325 Points (12%)
min: 5163     avg: 5541     median: 5541 (9%)     max: 5919 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 50846     avg: 53945     median: 52458.5 (30%)     max: 58567 MIPS
min: 35680     avg: 39095     median: 36636 (21%)     max: 44970 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5500     avg: 5643     median: 5629.5 (66%)     max: 5885 MIPS
min: 5203     avg: 5285     median: 5320 (63%)     max: 5331 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
132.2 fps (44%)
min: 98.75     avg: 105.5     median: 105.5 (35%)     max: 112.2 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
336 fps (78%)
min: 277     avg: 298.5     median: 298.5 (69%)     max: 320 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 14.4     avg: 15.8     median: 15.3 (27%)     max: 17.9 fps
min: 8.75     avg: 11.3     median: 11.9 (21%)     max: 13.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (35%)
min: 0.89     avg: 0.9     median: 0.9 (27%)     max: 0.919 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.2 GB/s (38%)
1.7 GB/s (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
13.3 GB/s (35%)
min: 8     avg: 8.8     median: 8.8 (23%)     max: 9.6 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 348     avg: 420.7     median: 440 (6%)     max: 467 Seconds
min: 502     avg: 611     median: 610.5 (8%)     max: 719 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 205     avg: 239.5     median: 249 (2%)     max: 263 Seconds
min: 289     avg: 334     median: 310 (2%)     max: 403 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.471     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.51 sec
min: 0.501     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.522 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14422     avg: 14694     median: 14693.5 (31%)     max: 14965 Points
min: 12802     avg: 13399     median: 13399 (29%)     max: 13996 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.1 s (2%)
min: 7.455     avg: 7.6     median: 7.6 (2%)     max: 7.8 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
15.8 s (1%)
min: 16.5     avg: 16.7     median: 16.7 (1%)     max: 16.823 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
340.4 s (2%)
422.7 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 66694     avg: 69407     median: 69406.5 (53%)     max: 72119 Points
min: 54081     avg: 55301     median: 55301 (42%)     max: 56521 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 17243     avg: 20166     median: 20615 (51%)     max: 22256 Points
min: 12080     avg: 14534     median: 14220.5 (35%)     max: 17616 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 83891     avg: 98008     median: 99920 (81%)     max: 108302 Points
min: 81932     avg: 87240     median: 84220 (68%)     max: 95567 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 84329     avg: 97198     median: 102831 (83%)     max: 104433 Points
min: 81026     avg: 82286     median: 82285.5 (67%)     max: 83545 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 84249     avg: 95037     median: 97144 (81%)     max: 103719 Points
min: 87499     avg: 88702     median: 88701.5 (74%)     max: 89904 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 16441     avg: 17953     median: 18052.5 (46%)     max: 19089 Points
min: 12495     avg: 14189     median: 14110 (36%)     max: 15963 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 24079     avg: 26241     median: 26543 (47%)     max: 28238 Points
min: 18374     avg: 20857     median: 20588.5 (37%)     max: 23877 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8534     avg: 10789     median: 11151 (47%)     max: 11937 Points
min: 5527     avg: 6833     median: 6528 (28%)     max: 8748 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2431     avg: 2454     median: 2446 (61%)     max: 2484 Points
min: 2254     avg: 2312     median: 2318 (58%)     max: 2365 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 10876     avg: 11628     median: 11828 (46%)     max: 12179 Points
min: 7216     avg: 8573     median: 9241 (36%)     max: 9262 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2279     avg: 2330     median: 2330 (74%)     max: 2381 Points
3105 Points (99%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 9085     avg: 10392     median: 10391.5 (43%)     max: 11698 Points
21003 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1674     avg: 1733     median: 1743 (68%)     max: 1762 Points
min: 1606     avg: 1646     median: 1664 (65%)     max: 1669 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9312     avg: 10739     median: 11099 (20%)     max: 11465 Points
min: 6895     avg: 7719     median: 7925 (14%)     max: 8336 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1687     avg: 1709     median: 1708.5 (7%)     max: 1730 Points
1581 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11309     avg: 11351     median: 11350.5 (36%)     max: 11392 Points
6828 Points (22%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7676     avg: 7707     median: 7706.5 (77%)     max: 7737 Points
6910 Points (69%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 42297     avg: 42656     median: 42655.5 (43%)     max: 43014 Points
28457 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
7053 Points (85%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
31808 Points (68%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 517     avg: 529     median: 521 (1%)     max: 549 ms
min: 546     avg: 560     median: 557 (1%)     max: 576 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 234     avg: 244.7     median: 238 (65%)     max: 266 Points
min: 237     avg: 242     median: 238 (65%)     max: 251 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 260     avg: 274.6     median: 273 (49%)     max: 307 Points
min: 254     avg: 261.3     median: 263 (47%)     max: 267 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1635     avg: 1820     median: 1794 (67%)     max: 1997 Points
min: 1470     avg: 1504     median: 1504 (56%)     max: 1538 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 71     avg: 92.5     median: 77.1 (13%)     max: 162 Watt
min: 43.7     avg: 55.1     median: 47.1 (8%)     max: 74.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 92.7     avg: 124.1     median: 127.8 (23%)     max: 148 Watt
min: 61.2     avg: 81.3     median: 81.3 (15%)     max: 101.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.19     avg: 10.1     median: 10 (7%)     max: 13.7 Watt
min: 6.12     avg: 10.2     median: 11.6 (8%)     max: 12.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 9     avg: 14.1     median: 15.3 (17%)     max: 18 Watt
min: 6.57     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (8%)     max: 8.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 15.8     avg: 20.2     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 24.1 Points per Watt
min: 16.5     avg: 20.5     median: 20.5 (15%)     max: 24.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13500H → 100% n=54

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-13420H → 85% n=54

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