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Intel Core i5-12450H vs Intel Core i7-13700K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Q1/2022
Intel Core i5-12450H
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Intel Core i7-13700K
Intel Core i7-13700K

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-12450H or Intel Core i7-13700K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-12450H has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-13700K has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 16 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12450H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    304 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    27 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 70% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 23 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.40 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    24 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    446 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
Intel Core i7-13700K Intel Core i7-13700K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000H left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow 13th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i7-12700K
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
  • Processor Number
    - left arrow i7-13700K
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Golden Cove left arrow 3.40 GHz (5.50 GHz)
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow 2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz)
  • Base Frequency
    2 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.4 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • E-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Efficient Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5.4 GHz
  • P-core Base Clock
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • P-core Max Turbo
    - left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Performance Cores
    - left arrow 8
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    200 MHz left arrow 400 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (48 EU) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow 1600 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • Graphics Output
    - left arrow eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700K and Intel Core i5-12450H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 192 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 28 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.8 GB/s
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 5.0 and 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core i7-13700K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    115 W left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow No
  • TDP up
    - left arrow No
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    - left arrow 253 W
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core i7-13700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake H left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    7 MB left arrow Conflicting source values: 22 MB | 24 MB (Total cache capacity)
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow FCLGA1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow 30 MB Intel Smart Cache
  • Codename
    - left arrow Products formerly Raptor Lake
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    - left arrow Launched
  • Use Conditions
    - left arrow PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 9

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i7-13700KResult difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 123.485631 samples/min Submissions: 5 377.052315 samples/min Submissions: 11 +205.3 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 134.270491 samples/min Submissions: 5 398.424273 samples/min Submissions: 14 +196.7 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 110.70322 samples/min Submissions: 34 382.908151 samples/min Submissions: 103 +245.9 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 102.588353 samples/min Submissions: 21 367.85735 samples/min Submissions: 32 +258.6 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 103.626894 samples/min Submissions: 35 355.534876 samples/min Submissions: 75 +243.1 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 154.902324 samples/min Submissions: 11 447.738754 samples/min Submissions: 69 +189.0 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 108.222767 samples/min Submissions: 59 361.50618 samples/min Submissions: 155 +234.0 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 106.644675 samples/min Submissions: 45 381.80897 samples/min Submissions: 62 +258.0 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 113.188249 samples/min Submissions: 49 383.010342 samples/min Submissions: 147 +238.4 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-12450H

Intel Core i7-13700K

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13700K 4441.838566 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 24 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z790-P WIFI D4
Duration: 225.132 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 9 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-12450H 3526.453692 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 9 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Duration: 283.571 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-12450H and Intel Core i7-13700K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

921.000000
Intel Core i5-12450H
741.000000
Intel Core i7-13700K

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