Intel’s recently announced Core i5-13500HX processor scored 1,711 points on Geekbench’s single-core test and 11,319 on the multi-core test. Both figures are remarkably higher than that of the last-gen flagship Zen 3 chip, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX, which, on average, scored 1,564 and 9,863 points on the benchmark.
Intel unleashed a barrage of laptop CPUs at CES 2023. Everything from the high-end Raptor Lake HX class to the low-power Alder Lake-N models was demonstrated. The former are repurposed desktop dies earmarked for high-performance devices. They have a base TDP of 55 Watts and can turbo up to 157 Watts when required. One of them, the Intel core i5-13500HX, has now made its Geekbench debut.
The Intel Core i5-13500HX is a 14-core (6P plus 8E), 20-thread processor with a single-core boost clock of 4.7 GHz on the performance core. It scores 1,711 points on the single-core test and 11,319 on the multi-core test. Since HX class of CPUs are relatively new, there isn’t much to compare it with, except for the last-gen Core i5-12600HX, a 12-core (4P plus 8E), 16-thread processor, which scores 1,700 and 9,235 on the single and multi-core tests, respectively.
While the Intel Core i5-13500HX’s single-core performance gain isn’t anything to write home about, it will almost certainly operate better with stable drivers. The multi-core gains are to be expected, given the increase in both P and E cores. Furthermore, the Raptor Lake part punches well above its weight class by handily outperforming last-gen’s flagship, the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (1,564 S/T and 9,863 M/T average, according to our benchmark database). AMD’s current-gen Zen 4-based laptops could narrow that gap a little, but Intel seems to be quite ahead of the pack, at least for now.
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Anil Ganti – Senior Tech Writer – 1214 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2019
I’ve been an avid PC gamer since the age of 8. My passion for gaming eventually pushed me towards general tech, and I got my first writing gig at the age of 19. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and have worked in the manufacturing industry and a few other publications like Wccftech before joining Notebookcheck in November 2019. I cover a variety of topics including smartphones, gaming, and computer hardware.
Anil Ganti, 2023-01- 6 (Update: 2023-01- 6)
