Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i5-13500HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-1255U and Intel Core i5-13500HX 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 i7-1255U

Intel Core i5-13500HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1255U

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500HX

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 10
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 40% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3623 vs 3294
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29102 vs 13749

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores	14 vs 10
Number of threads	20 vs 12
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 800 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 12.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3623 vs 3294
PassMark - CPU mark	29102 vs 13749

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-1255U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13500HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3294

3623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13749

29102

Name	Intel Core i7-1255U	Intel Core i5-13500HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3294	3623
PassMark - CPU mark	13749	29102
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8216

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-1255U	Intel Core i5-13500HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$469	$326
Place in performance rating	440	434
Processor Number	i7-1255U	i5-13500HX
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	800 KB	1120 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	14
Number of threads	12	20
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A8	0x468B
Execution Units	96	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz	1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	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)