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Intel Core i5 13500HX vs i5 13450HX

53 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500HX
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13450HX
Intel Core i5 13500HX
Intel Core i5 13450HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 13500HX with 14-cores against the 2.4 GHz i5 13450HX with 10-cores. 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

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 13450HX and 13500HX
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500HX
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 13500HX
vs
Core i5 13450HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 540
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3145
Cinebench Scores (#176th place)
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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)
File compression 714 MB/sec 943.2 MB/sec
Clang compilation 111.8 Klines/sec 76.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 211.1 pages/sec 238.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 293.7 Mpixels/sec 310.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 242.3 pages/sec 236 pages/sec
Background blur 54.3 images/sec 49.8 images/sec
Photo processing 73.2 images/sec 98.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 25.6 Mpixels/sec 19.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 895 & 328 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 13500HX +12%
27398
Core i5 13450HX
24442
Integer math 96.2 GOps/sec 82.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 70.7 GOps/sec 61.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 95M Primes/sec 80M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.2M Strings/sec 31.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 19.1 GBytes/sec 16.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 326.5 MBytes/sec 297.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 1550 Frames/sec 1417 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.8B Matrices/sec 18.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 881 & 1675 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 13500HX +22%
223.91
Core i5 13450HX
184.18

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.8 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 201.1 PPW 197.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 498.1 PPW 444.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.07 PPW 3.35 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 13500HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red)Cinebench 2024110 / 1074
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red)GeekBench2515 / 13904
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-10 (Sap)Cinebench 2024106 / 926
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Harsh Choudhary)Cinebench 202498 / 900
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Intel Core i5 13450HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-30 (lasu)Cinebench 2026572 / 4048
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (lasu)Cinebench 2026572 / 4048
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 -> brbr446Cinebench 2026540 / 3145
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 (shisir)Cinebench 2024104 / 839
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-13 (Raju)Cinebench 2026524 / 3223
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 13500HX and i5 13450HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number i5-13500HX i5-13450HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX - AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX - Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel CPU rating (132nd and 152nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 24x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 20MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W 157 W
Socket BGA-1964 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (169th and 198th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1450 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 16 16
TGP 6-15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 13500HX
0.4 TFLOPS
Core i5 13450HX
0.4 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics (16 EU) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 13500HX official page Intel Core i5 13450HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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