Intel Core i5 13500H vs i5 13400
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We compared two CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 13500H (laptop) with 12-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 13400 (desktop) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500H
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13400
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 570 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3478 | - |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1040 MB/sec | 755.8 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 80.4 Klines/sec | 89.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 277.6 pages/sec | 231.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 349.1 Mpixels/sec | 310 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 245.9 pages/sec | 244 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.8 images/sec | 52.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 101.9 images/sec | 77.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 15.7 Mpixels/sec | 20.4 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.4 GOps/sec | 79 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 51.1 GOps/sec | 59.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 73M Primes/sec | 73M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 27.5M Strings/sec | 31.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 14.6 GBytes/sec | 16.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 248.2 MBytes/sec | 304.9 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1257 Frames/sec | 1229 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 14.5B Matrices/sec | 19.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.6 PPW | 11.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 250 PPW | 167 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 464.6 PPW | 367.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.79 PPW | 3.09 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i5 13500H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-08 (jhu) | Cinebench 2026 | 570 / 3478 |
| 📘 2023-11-26 (SAIMON) | Cinebench 2024 | 58 / 615 |
Intel Core i5 13400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-30 (Vincent Liu) | Cinebench 2024 | 82 / 777 |
| 📘 2025-11-02 (Elyes Boudhina) | Cinebench 2024 | 101 / 737 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500H and i5 13400General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 3, 2023 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Raptor Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i5-13500H | i5-13400 |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | UHD Graphics 730 |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS | - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H | - Intel Core Ultra 5 225 |
Intel CPU rating (140th and 133rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 12 | 10 |
| 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) | 20MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 95 W | 154 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#183rd place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#96th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Shading Units | 640 | 192 |
| TMUs | 40 | 48 |
| ROPs | 20 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i5 13500H official page | Intel Core i5 13400 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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