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Intel Core i5-13500

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-13500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-13500 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i5-13500 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-13500

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 4.8 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 154 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500, 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 136.82

Overall Rank:
370th fastest in multithreading out of 5120 CPUs
183rd fastest in single threading out of 5120 CPUs
115th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $229.99 USD (2025-05-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
31466
Single Thread Rating
3871

Samples: 2056*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-13500

Integer Math108,492 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math80,386 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers102 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting43,044 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption22,484 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression394,203 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,660 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,871 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$225.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$243.47 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,696
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,315
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Intel Core i5-13500
 31,466
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.68
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 150.78
Intel Core i9-13900K
 148.60
Intel Core i5-13500
 136.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Intel Core i5-13500
 3,871
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-13500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2625680 - May 15 2025
31482
BL2625477 - May 15 2025 [Excluded]
12360
BL2625170 - May 15 2025
33615
BL2624876 - May 14 2025
30215
BL2624755 - May 14 2025
33232
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-13500
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-13500
 31,466
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13500
 28,429 (-9.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 27,053 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i5-13500
 37,701 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-13500
 37,548 (+19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5-13500
 35,831 (+13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 34,454 (+9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5-13500
 30,040 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 31,714 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-12600K vs Intel Core i5-13500
 27,627 (-12.2%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF vs Intel Core i5-13500
 38,859 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13500
 38,623 (+22.7%)
Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 31,185 (-0.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-13500 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,326
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,475
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,407
Intel Core i5-13500
 5,176