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Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX vs i5 13500HX

69 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
VS
53 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13500HX
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel Core i5 13500HX

We compared two 14-core laptop CPUs: the 3.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX 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.

  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 13500HX and 245HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2882 vs 2403 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 245HX
vs
Core i5 13500HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 1030 MB/sec 714 MB/sec
Clang compilation 147.3 Klines/sec 111.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 253 pages/sec 211.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 327.9 Mpixels/sec 293.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 327.4 pages/sec 242.3 pages/sec
Background blur 70.8 images/sec 54.3 images/sec
Photo processing 87.7 images/sec 73.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 29.7 Mpixels/sec 25.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 895 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 92.2 GOps/sec 96.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 120.7 GOps/sec 70.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 359M Primes/sec 95M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 47.6M Strings/sec 36.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 30 GBytes/sec 19.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 393.1 MBytes/sec 326.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 2526 Frames/sec 1550 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 31.2B Matrices/sec 19.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 22 & 881 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.9 PPW 16.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 261.1 PPW 201.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 692.2 PPW 498.1 PPW
Blender / Watt - 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
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Intel Core i5 13500HX
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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 Ultra 5 245HX and i5 13500HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 245HX i5-13500HX
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
Intel CPU rating (46th and 133rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 2.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 14
Total Threads 14 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 31x 25x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 157 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (59th and 172nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 384 128
TMUs 24 8
ROPs 12 4
Execution Units 48 16
TGP 15 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 245HX +275%
1.5 TFLOPS
Core i5 13500HX
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX official page Intel Core i5 13500HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

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Comments

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