Intel Core i7 12650HX vs i5 13500HX
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We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 12650HX against the 2.5 GHz i5 13500HX. 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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650HX
- More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.7 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500HX
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Newer - released 8 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#176th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 714 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 111.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 211.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 293.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 242.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 54.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 73.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 25.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 79.1 GOps/sec | 96.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 56.6 GOps/sec | 70.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 73M Primes/sec | 95M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 29.7M Strings/sec | 36.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.7 GBytes/sec | 19.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 267.8 MBytes/sec | 326.5 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1129 Frames/sec | 1550 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.9B Matrices/sec | 19.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.3 PPW | 16.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 183.7 PPW | 201.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 407.3 PPW | 498.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.04 PPW | 4.07 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12650HX
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 13500HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 1074 |
| π 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red) | GeekBench | 2515 / 13904 |
| π 2025-11-10 (Sap) | Cinebench 2024 | 106 / 926 |
| π 2025-10-08 (Harsh Choudhary) | Cinebench 2024 | 98 / 900 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12650HX and i5 13500HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | May 10, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-12650HX | i5-13500HX |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (32EU) | UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | - AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX |
Intel CPU rating (138th and 132nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 14 | 14 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 25x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 24MB (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 (176th and 169th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 128 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 6-15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12650HX official page | Intel Core i5 13500HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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