Intel Core i5-13600H vs MediaTek Helio X25

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13600H CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek Helio X25
Intel Core i5-13600H MediaTek Helio X25

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13600H or MediaTek Helio X25 - 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 MediaTek Helio X25 has 10 cores with 10 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio X25 was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Mediatek Helio (37)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group MediaTek Helio X20 (4)
13 Generation 2
Raptor Lake H Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
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 MediaTek Helio X25 has 10 CPU cores and 10 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the MediaTek Helio X25 is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
12 Cores 10
16 Threads 10
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
4x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.50 GHz
2x Cortex-A72
2.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 1.55 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- C-Core --
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i5-13600H or MediaTek Helio X25 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 ARM Mali-T880 MP4
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
13 GPU Generation Midgard 4
10 nm Technology 16 nm
4 Max. displays 2
80 Compute units 4
640 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version 11

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 ARM Mali-T880 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 MediaTek Helio X25 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-800
96 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
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 MediaTek Helio X25 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
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 MediaTek Helio X25 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic MediaTek Helio X25
10 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
BGA 1744 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2015
311 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
MediaTek Helio X25 (18%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
MediaTek Helio X25 (9%)

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%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
320 (18%)

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%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
1265 (12%)

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%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.85 GHz
116 (6%)

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%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
1507 (6%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek Helio X25 MediaTek Helio X25
10C 10T @ 2.50 GHz
95768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13600H MediaTek Helio X25
Unknown Unknown

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