i5-13500HX vs i3-11100B

Place in the ranking	999	305
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency	10.41	32.97
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$326

Detailed specifications

Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX 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	4 (Quad-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	6
Efficient-cores	no data	8
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX 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
Socket	no data	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	16	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	4
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

i3-11100B 7.15

i5-13500HX 19.16
+168%

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.

i3-11100B 11357

i5-13500HX 30441
+168%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.15	19.16
Recency	1 April 2021	4 January 2023
Physical cores	4	14
Threads	8	20
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

i5-13500HX has a 168% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 250% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-11100B in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-11100B and Core i5-13500HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.