i5-13500H vs Athlon X4 970

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66
Core i5-13500H
2023
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.21
+756%

Core i5-13500H outperforms Athlon X4 970 by a whopping 756% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2076510
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency2.4229.87
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H. 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++
FMA+-
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

Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H 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 Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H 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 Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H 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 Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H.

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.

Athlon X4 970 1.66
i5-13500H 14.21
+756%

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.

Athlon X4 970 2644
i5-13500H 22578
+754%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 14.21
Recency 27 July 2017 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i5-13500H has a 756% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 970 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 970 is a desktop processor while Core i5-13500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 970 and Core i5-13500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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