Intel Core i5-13500T vs AMD A4-9120

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Intel Core i5-13500T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-9120
Intel Core i5-13500T AMD A4-9120

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13500T or AMD A4-9120 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13500T was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD A4-9120 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120 was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16) CPU group AMD A4-9000 (2)
13 Generation 6
Alder Lake S Refresh Architecture Stoney Ridge (Excavator)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-12500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-14500T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13500T has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD A4-9120 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-9120 is at 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz).

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
14 Cores 2
20 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.20 GHz (2.50 GHz)
1.20 GHz (3.20 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-13500T or AMD A4-9120 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.66 GHz
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation 7
10 nm Technology 28 nm
3 Max. displays 3
32 Compute units 2
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-13500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD A4-9120 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 17.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
11.50 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 8
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-13500T is 35 W, while the AMD A4-9120 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
92 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13500T is manufactured in 10 nm and has 35.50 MB cache. The AMD A4-9120 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13500T Characteristic AMD A4-9120
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1700 Socket FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2017
232 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (0%)
AMD A4-9120 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500T (100%)
AMD A4-9120 (8%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
AMD Radeon R3 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.66 GHz
168 (21%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
25750 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
1968 (8%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
1779 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
14238 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2375 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
13167 (100%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-13500T Intel Core i5-13500T
14C 20T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-9120 AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
233 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13500T AMD A4-9120
Unknown Unknown

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