Intel Core i5-13500HX vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-13500HX and AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-13500HX

AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500HX

CPU is newer: launch date 22 year(s) 0 month(s) later
13 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 1
Around 135% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 130 nm
8.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
56x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3612 vs 577
79.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29344 vs 370

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs January 2001
Number of cores	14 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3612 vs 577
PassMark - CPU mark	29344 vs 370

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-13500HX
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3612

577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29344

370

Name	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	3612	577
PassMark - CPU mark	29344	370
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8016

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-13500HX	AMD Athlon XP-M 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Barton
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$326
Place in performance rating	382	2882
Processor Number	i5-13500HX
Series	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	14	1
Number of threads	20
Die size		101 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x468B
Execution Units	16
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1964	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
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)