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Intel Core i7 13700HX vs i5 13500HX

59 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700HX
VS
53 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500HX
Intel Core i7 13700HX
Intel Core i5 13500HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.1 GHz Intel Core i7 13700HX with 16-cores against the 2.5 GHz i5 13500HX with 14-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 (2)

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 13500HX and 13700HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 13700HX
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500HX
  • Unlocked multiplier

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 13700HX
vs
Core i5 13500HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (99th and 178th 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)
Core i7 13700HX +25%
13824
Core i5 13500HX
11062
File compression 1030 MB/sec 714 MB/sec
Clang compilation 125.3 Klines/sec 111.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 302.7 pages/sec 211.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 380.8 Mpixels/sec 293.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.2 pages/sec 242.3 pages/sec
Background blur 52.9 images/sec 54.3 images/sec
Photo processing 113.6 images/sec 73.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 25.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 606 & 895 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 13700HX +15%
31601
Core i5 13500HX
27398
Integer math 113.4 GOps/sec 96.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 83.4 GOps/sec 70.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 118M Primes/sec 95M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.9M Strings/sec 36.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.7 GBytes/sec 19.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 381.2 MBytes/sec 326.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1782 Frames/sec 1550 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.4B Matrices/sec 19.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2352 & 881 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 13700HX +17%
261.4
Core i5 13500HX
223.91

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.2 PPW 16.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 251.3 PPW 201.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.6 PPW 498.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.75 PPW 4.07 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 i7 13700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-19 (Pckopat)Cinebench 202473 / 972
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Geekbench 6 CPU2535 / 14327
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-15 (LinyanShu)Cinebench 2024108 / 1068
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Kuppi)Cinebench 2024105 / 858
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-11 (AsimKhan)Cinebench 2024105 / 859
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Intel Core i5 13500HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red)Cinebench 2024110 / 1074
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-06 (Exe_Red)Geekbench 6 CPU2515 / 13904
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-10 (Sap)Cinebench 2024106 / 926
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-08 (Harsh Choudhary)Cinebench 202498 / 900
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 13700HX and i5 13500HX

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 i7-13700HX i5-13500HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (32EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel CPU rating (90th and 133rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 24 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 21x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No 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 (114th and 171st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1550 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
Core i7 13700HX +100%
0.8 TFLOPS
Core i5 13500HX
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Graphics 770

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 i7 13700HX official page Intel Core i5 13500HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i5 13500HX or i7 13700HX?
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SUPWORLD October 29, 2023 at 03:37 AM
Is it worth paying more for a nearly similar performance? The price difference is around 10% for the processor upgrade. I'm specifically looking at Lenovo laptops for this CPU.
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SBvsSM September 22, 2023 at 05:21 PM
The performance difference is almost negligible. 13500hx is a really good chip honestly.
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