Intel Core i7-13700H vs Intel Core i5-13500HX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-13700H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13500HX
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i5-13500HX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-13700H or Intel Core i5-13500HX - 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 i7-13700H has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-13700H was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i5-13500HX has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13500HX was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 13000H (23) CPU group Intel Core i 13000H (23)
13 Generation 13
Raptor Lake H Architecture Raptor Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i7-12700H Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-14500HX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-13700H has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-13700H is 2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-13500HX has 14 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13500HX is at 2.50 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-13700H Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500HX
14 Cores 14
20 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.70 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
1.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core 1.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 i7-13700H Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-13700H or Intel Core i5-13500HX 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 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.50 GHz
13 GPU Generation 13
10 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 3
96 Compute units 16
768 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12.1 DirectX Version 12.1

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 96 (Alder Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-13700H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-13500HX supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-13700H Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500HX
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 20.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
28 PCIe lanes 20
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-13700H is 45 W, while the Intel Core i5-13500HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-13700H Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500HX
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
115 W TDP (PL2) 157 W
-- TDP up 86 W
35 W TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-13700H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-13500HX is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 44.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-13700H Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500HX
10 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2023
502 $ Release price 326 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
105 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
104 (99%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
831 (95%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
872 (100%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1893 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1743 (92%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11848 (87%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
13650 (100%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2531 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
2356 (93%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
13360 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
12647 (95%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
2230 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz
384 (17%)

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
28845 (100%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
28514 (99%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1739 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
18560 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
18,560 CB R23 MC @ 129 W
144 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i5-13500HX
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