AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i5-13600HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and Intel Core i5-13600HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

Intel Core i5-13600HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3921 vs 3673

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3921 vs 3673

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600HX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27606 vs 21762

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	960 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27606 vs 21762

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3921

3673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21762

27606

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i5-13600HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3921	3673
PassMark - CPU mark	21762	27606

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i5-13600HX
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$284
Place in performance rating	232	245
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i5-13600HX
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	137 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	20
Transistor count	20,900 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x4688
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)