Intel Core i9-12900H vs Intel Core i5-13500HX

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-12900H 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 i9-12900H

Intel Core i5-13500HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12900H

Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3740 vs 3609

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3740 vs 3609

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500HX

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29522 vs 27492
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8016 vs 7011

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
L2 cache	28 MB vs 17.5 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	29522 vs 27492
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8016 vs 7011

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-12900H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13500HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3740

3609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27492

29522

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

7011

8016

Name	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Core i5-13500HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3740	3609
PassMark - CPU mark	27492	29522
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7011	8016

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-12900H	Intel Core i5-13500HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$617	$326
Place in performance rating	419	390
Processor Number	i9-12900H	i5-13500HX
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors	13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	1120 KB	1120 KB
L2 cache	17.5 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	14	14
Number of threads	20	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	0x46A6	0x468B
Execution Units	96	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 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)	45 Watt	55 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	28	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)