Ryzen 5 2600H vs i5-13500
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-13500 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600H by a whopping 297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 283 | 1224 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 64.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 29.13 | 31.80 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 10 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $242 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 cores | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 154 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 257 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1700 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 Ryzen 5 2600H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.01 | 5.04 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.16 | 4.51 |
| Recency | 4 January 2023 | 10 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 4 |
| Threads | 20 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
i5-13500 has a 297% higher aggregate performance score, 36.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 250% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 2600H, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-13500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600H in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-13500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 2600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 5 2600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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