Intel Core i7 12650H vs i5 13500H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 12650H with 10-cores against the 2.6 GHz i5 13500H with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 12650H
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Advantages of Intel Core i5 13500H
- Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 1.4 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 1 year later
- Newer PCI Express version โ 5.0
- Has 2 more physical cores
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 570 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3478 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 786 MB/sec | 1040 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 76 Klines/sec | 80.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 237.9 pages/sec | 277.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 302.7 Mpixels/sec | 349.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 234.7 pages/sec | 245.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.2 images/sec | 47.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 88.5 images/sec | 101.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 17.3 Mpixels/sec | 15.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 71.9 GOps/sec | 71.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 53.5 GOps/sec | 51.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 88M Primes/sec | 73M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 26M Strings/sec | 27.5M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.6 GBytes/sec | 14.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 241.9 MBytes/sec | 248.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1374 Frames/sec | 1257 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15B Matrices/sec | 14.5B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 16 PPW | 17.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 231.9 PPW | 250 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 472.9 PPW | 464.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.52 PPW | 3.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i7 12650H
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core i5 13500H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-08 (jhu) | Cinebench 2026 | 570 / 3478 |
| ๐ 2023-11-26 (SAIMON) | Cinebench 2024 | 58 / 615 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 12650H and i5 13500HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 3, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake |
| Model number | i7-12650H | i5-13500H |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics (64EU) | Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | - AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS |
| Successor | - | - Intel Core Ultra 5 235H |
Intel CPU rating (156th and 140th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 10 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 26x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-45 W (configurable) | 35-45 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 95 W |
| Socket | BGA-1744 | BGA-1744 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (#183rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 640 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
| ROPs | 16 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 80 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-5200 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
- DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5x-6400 - LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 12650H official page | Intel Core i5 13500H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
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