[Comparison] Intel Core i5-13500H vs Core i5-12500H – Very close to one another

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Core i5-13500H vs Core i5-12500H - Very close to one another

From: Severin Kolakov 10 August 2023 / 16:58 0

For aspiring professionals, gamers, and creators who need performance for a lower price, Intel has you covered with its new Core i5 H-series processors. Both the Core i5-12500H and Core i5-13500H offer a lot of cores and threads, as well as high clock speeds and modern encoding capabilities, thanks to their integrated graphics, which can take the stress off of the discrete GPU, in the case of a gamer who also likes to record his gameplay, stream, or edit it later on.

You can find more information about both processors here: Intel Core i5-13500H / Intel Core i5-12500H

Regarding what both CPUs have inside, they share the same layout with 12 cores and 16 threads. The processors use the big.LITTLE philosophy, with more efficient E-cores for handling background and low-resource tasks, and all-powerful P-cores, which have two threads per core and can run at higher clock speeds. Memory-wise, both chips support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, so laptops with them vary in pricing.

Specs table

	Intel Core i5-13500H	Intel Core i5-12500H
Architecture	Raptor Lake-H	Alder Lake-H
Cores / Threads	12/16	12/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	1.90 – 4.70 GHz	1.80 – 4.50 GHz
Cache	18MB	18MB
Lithography	10nm	10nm
TDP	45W	45W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267, DDR5-5200	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200
Integrated GPU	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Performance

The architectural swap from Alder Lake to Raptor Lake does provide a little boost to performance. How little, you ask? Well, in Cinebench R23, the Core i5-13500H yields a 5% increase in 3D Rendering performance, while in Photoshop, the Core i5-12500H gets a P1 finish, as it’s 0.3 seconds quicker.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

Intel Core i5-13500H Lenovo LOQ 15i (15" Intel, 2023)

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Intel Core i5-12500H Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-58)

$679^.99

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Conclusion

As you can see, both the Core i5-12500H and the Core i5-13500H offer plenty of power for games, video edits, renders, and anything else. After you cut your teeth and gain valuable experience, you can certainly switch to an i7 or even an i9, which will certainly cost more but offer that much power that you’ll need the experience to harness properly. If you feel like you’re really ready, you can also check out the way more powerful HX-series processors, which have higher power limits, and much more cores. For now, if you’re just looking for a laptop with a beginner, you can’t go wrong with these two CPUs.