i5-13500H vs Pentium G6960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.93
Core i5-13500H
2023
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.72
+1483%

i5-13500H outperforms Pentium G6960 by a whopping 1483% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2491481
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-H
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date9 January 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6960 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.1 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)10 MB
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)18 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6960 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
SocketFCLGA1156FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size16.38 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G6960 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 Pentium G6960 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 Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

Pentium G6960 0.93
i5-13500H 14.72
+1483%

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.

Pentium G6960 1433
i5-13500H 22774
+1489%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 14.72
Recency 9 January 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 45 Watt

i5-13500H has a 1482.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and 62.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G6960 is a desktop processor while Core i5-13500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G6960 and Core i5-13500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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