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Intel Core i5 13500H vs i5 12500H

52 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500H
VS
49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12500H
Intel Core i5 13500H
Intel Core i5 12500H

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 13500H against the 2.5 GHz i5 12500H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (6)

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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12500H and 13500H
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500H
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2451 vs 2180 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13500H
vs
Core i5 12500H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 570 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3478 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500H +18%
11249
Core i5 12500H
9527
File compression 1040 MB/sec 867.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 80.4 Klines/sec 62.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 277.6 pages/sec 235.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 349.1 Mpixels/sec 291 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.9 pages/sec 231.7 pages/sec
Background blur 47.8 images/sec 37.7 images/sec
Photo processing 101.9 images/sec 96.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.7 Mpixels/sec 13.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 501 & 1034 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500H +3%
20909
Core i5 12500H
20249
Integer math 71.4 GOps/sec 70.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.1 GOps/sec 51.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 73M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.5M Strings/sec 27.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.6 GBytes/sec 14.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.2 MBytes/sec 248.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 1002 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.5B Matrices/sec 14.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1766 & 5384 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13500H +12%
170.75
Core i5 12500H
152.89

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.6 PPW 16.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 250 PPW 211.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 464.6 PPW 450 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.79 PPW 3.4 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 13500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (jhu)Cinebench 2026570 / 3478
πŸ“˜ 2023-11-26 (SAIMON)Cinebench 202458 / 615
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Intel Core i5 12500H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 2026516 / 2644
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Ryoji)Cinebench 202498 / 660
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-17 (Thien)Cinebench 202499 / 821
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-02 (Praheg)Cinebench 202497 / 748
πŸ“˜ 2024-09-21 (uqi)Cinebench 202492 / 527
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500H and i5 12500H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Alder Lake
Model number i5-13500H i5-12500H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS -
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
Intel CPU rating (140th and 162nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.9 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (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 95 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1300 MHz
Shading Units 640 640
TMUs 40 40
ROPs 20 20
Execution Units 80 80
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13500H +12%
1.9 TFLOPS
Core i5 12500H
1.7 TFLOPS
See: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13500H official page Intel Core i5 12500H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 12500H or i5 13500H?
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Mayur October 11, 2024 at 06:16 AM
Suryansh and Sourav, 'Evo' is a different branding for laptops. They have certain criteria to meet, like it should have PD charging, it should also last at least 9 hours, it should support fast charging, it should be lightweight etc. Now, this 'Evo' certification is for that specific laptop model, and it generally has nothing to do with the processor itself. So, for your question about the Intel Core Evo i5 12500h? Is it superior to the 13500h, as you've seen in above benchmarks, i5 13th gen is roughly 6-10% faster.
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Ladislav June 11, 2024 at 07:46 AM
Personally i had 13450H now I have 12500H. 12500H is much better. From my perspective isn t bad to combine 12500H with RTX4060. Lot of configs for 13500H is only with RTX4050, in compare with this config the 12500H with RTX4060 is much more efficient. not everything is in numbers, but btw 13500is one year younger CPU, the price is higher but the the numbers seems to be comparable
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Nigma December 1, 2023 at 02:36 PM
My 12500h scores 14k+ in multicore and 1.7k+ in single core (cinebench)and 10k+ in multicore and 2.2k+ in single core ( geekbench6) tf is wrong here πŸ—Ώ
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i5 13500h November 6, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Well, there isn't much of a difference between the two processors. However, I believe that the i5 13500h shows slightly more resilience when it comes to managing heavy tasks. As the newest generation, it also has an edge over the i5 12500h and accompanies the most recent features, making it 'future-proof'. Yet, if you are on a budget while purchasing a laptop, consider going for the previous generation such as the i5 12500h, as they are typically cheaper despite the marginal performance gap. In conclusion, I think the i5 13500h slightly outperforms the other, especially for those seeking the latest features. :)
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suryansh December 5, 2023 at 03:03 PM
What do you think about the Intel Core Evo i5 12500h? Is it superior to the 13500h?
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Sourav July 20, 2024 at 09:28 PM
suryansh, Did you manage to get the answer of your question?
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