Intel Core i5 13420H vs Core 5 210H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i5 13420H against the 2.2 GHz Core 5 210H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 210H and 13420H
Advantages of Intel Core 5 210H
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2449 vs 2186 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 384 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1546 -

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2449
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9145
File compression 810.8 MB/sec 727.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 61 Klines/sec 73.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 213.2 pages/sec 210 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 242 Mpixels/sec 256.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.9 pages/sec 250.1 pages/sec
Background blur 45.1 images/sec 48.8 images/sec
Photo processing 87.9 images/sec 77.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.8 Mpixels/sec 16.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 690 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3525
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
18167
Integer math 57.3 GOps/sec 61.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47.2 GOps/sec 44.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 48M Primes/sec 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.5M Strings/sec 23.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.2 GBytes/sec 12.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 203 MBytes/sec 216.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 939 Frames/sec 1030 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.5B Matrices/sec 13.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6136 & 1108 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
130.38

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 11.4 PPW 12.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 203.2 PPW 198.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 374 PPW 403.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.67 PPW 2.9 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 13420H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (blink)Cinebench 2026384 / 1546
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-11 (Ayman alawadhi)Geekbench 6 CPU2328 / 8291
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (zen lake)Geekbench 6 CPU2249 / 9640
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (indo)Cinebench 202484 / 482
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Basil)Cinebench 202493 / 514
Intel Core 5 210H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-27 (Sathish)Cinebench 2024105 / 585
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-01 -> drspaceloveGeekbench 6 CPU2360 / 8806

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13420H and Core 5 210H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 December 18, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13420H 210H
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS - AMD Ryzen 5 230
Successor - Intel Core 5 210H -
Intel CPU rating (179th and 147th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 22x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 95 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 384 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 12 12
Execution Units 48 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.1 TFLOPS
1.1 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13420H official page Intel Core 5 210H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core 5 210H or i5 13420H?
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buyer September 25, 2025 at 03:10 PM
hope core 5 has better efficiency.
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Diablo April 24, 2025 at 09:56 AM
Basically the same thing but overclock
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