Intel Core i5-13600H vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

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Intel Core i5-13600H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 250
Intel Core i5-13600H AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13600H or AMD Athlon II X2 250 - 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 i5-13600H has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600H was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
13 Generation 1
Raptor Lake H Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-12600H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13600H has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13600H is 2.80 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 250
12 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
4x Raptor Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz
2.10 GHz (3.60 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 i5-13600H Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 250
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-13600H or AMD Athlon II X2 250 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
80 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-13600H can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 250
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
96 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
28 PCIe lanes --
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-13600H is 45 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 250
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
95 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 250
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1744 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2009
311 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (6%)

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 i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1780 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
399 (22%)

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 i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
10480 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
756 (7%)

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 i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
25300 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1145 (5%)

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 i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
1859 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
@ 0.00 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 i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
273 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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