i5-8420 vs i5-13500

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking283not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency29.13no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads206
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate154 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Die size257 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket17001151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i5-8420.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 6.16 3.09
Recency 4 January 2023 1 September 2018
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 20 6
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm

i5-13500 has 99.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

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