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Intel Core i5-13500 vs Intel Core i5-12400F. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2023
Intel Core i5-13500
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Q1/2022
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Intel Core i5-12400F
Intel Core i5-12400F

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-13500 or Intel Core i5-12400F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-13500 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz). 14 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i5-12400F has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    14 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    88 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-12400F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    105 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    109 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
Intel Core i5-12400F Intel Core i5-12400F
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-12500 left arrow Intel Core i5-11400F
  • Processor Number
    i5-13500 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    6x Raptor Cove left arrow 6x Golden Cove
  • A-Core Frequency
    2.50 GHz (5.20 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • B-Core Frequency
    2.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 12
  • E-core Base Clock
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • E-core Max Turbo
    3.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Efficient Cores
    8 left arrow -
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • P-core Base Clock
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • P-core Max Turbo
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Performance Cores
    6 left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
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 -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    11 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1550 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Base Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • Graphics Output
    eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Core i5-13500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    192 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    5.0 and 4.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i5-12400F 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
  • Maximum Turbo Power
    154 W left arrow -
  • Processor Base Power (PBP)
    65 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    117 W left arrow 117 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-13500 and Intel Core i5-12400F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S Refresh left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Cache (manufacturer label)
    24 MB Intel Smart Cache left arrow -
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Codename
    Products formerly Raptor Lake left arrow -
  • 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
    Conflicting source values: 11.5 MB (Total cache capacity) | 20 MB left arrow 7.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 18 MB
  • Marketing Status (manufacturer label)
    Launched left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2023 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Socket
    FCLGA1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    Intel 7 (Manufacturer process designation) left arrow 10 nm
  • Use Conditions
    PC/Client/Tablet, Workstation left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 7

Blender Cycles

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

Test and settingsIntel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-12400FResult difference¹
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 261.585647 samples/min Submissions: 20 154.23191 samples/min Submissions: 94 -41.0 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 255.149947 samples/min Submissions: 6 146.386328 samples/min Submissions: 40 -42.6 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 215.962394 samples/min Submissions: 11 145.751849 samples/min Submissions: 65 -32.5 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 248.528431 samples/min Submissions: 31 148.953521 samples/min Submissions: 121 -40.1 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 265.346667 samples/min Submissions: 20 158.67054 samples/min Submissions: 58 -40.2 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux 279.768911 samples/min Submissions: 5 197.430931 samples/min Submissions: 19 -29.4 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 242.080704 samples/min Submissions: 75 157.851555 samples/min Submissions: 96 -34.8 %

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 i5-13500

Intel Core i5-12400F

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 / 17 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-13500 7227.73136 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 17 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D96)
Duration: 138.356 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i5-12400F 8041.558776 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 9 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASRock / B660M PG Riptide
Duration: 124.354 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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