i5-13420H vs A8-5500B

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5500B
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.50
Core i5-13420H
2023
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.50
+360%

Core i5-13420H outperforms A8-5500B by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1757684
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency3.6424.17
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-5500B 2.50
i5-13420H 11.50
+360%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-5500B 3967
i5-13420H 18269
+361%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.50 11.50
Integrated graphics card 1.19 5.58
Recency 2 October 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i5-13420H has a 360% higher aggregate performance score, 368.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13420H is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5500B in performance tests.

Note that A8-5500B is a desktop processor while Core i5-13420H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5500B and Core i5-13420H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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