i5-14500T vs i5-13420H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13420H
2023
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.53
Core i5-14500T
2024
14 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
15.28
+32.5%

Core i5-14500T outperforms Core i5-13420H by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking683458
Place by popularity69not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Raptor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency24.2541.32
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-H (2023)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data92 MHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T 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
SocketFCBGA1744FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.4 GHz1.55 GHz
Execution Units4832

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported44

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.112
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T.

PCIe version5.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes816

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.

i5-13420H 11.53
i5-14500T 15.28
+32.5%

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.

i5-13420H 18307
i5-14500T 24277
+32.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-13420H 9302
+3.2%
i5-14500T 9014

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-13420H 47500
+19.4%
i5-14500T 39798

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-13420H 13996
+7.8%
i5-14500T 12986

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-13420H 22
i5-14500T 22
+0.7%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-13420H 1815
i5-14500T 2022
+11.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-13420H 242
i5-14500T 252
+4.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-13420H 2.94
i5-14500T 3.18
+8.2%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-13420H 9.6
i5-14500T 9.8
+2.1%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-13420H 5919
i5-14500T 6846
+15.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-13420H 112
+3.8%
i5-14500T 108

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-13420H 320
+21%
i5-14500T 265

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13420H 8336
i5-14500T 9122
+9.4%

Blender(-)

i5-13420H 289
+0.3%
i5-14500T 288

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13420H 1664
i5-14500T 1838
+10.5%

7-Zip Single

i5-13420H 5331
i5-14500T 5980
+12.2%

7-Zip

i5-13420H 44970
i5-14500T 45820
+1.9%

WebXPRT 3

i5-13420H 263
+0.4%
i5-14500T 262

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-13420H 238
i5-14500T 244
+2.5%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13420H 502
i5-14500T 513
+2.2%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-13420H 9241
+0.2%
i5-14500T 9225

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i5-13420H 2318
i5-14500T 2546
+9.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.53 15.28
Integrated graphics card 5.58 6.16
Recency 4 January 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 12 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

i5-14500T has a 32.5% higher aggregate performance score, 10.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 75% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-14500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13420H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-13420H is a notebook processor while Core i5-14500T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13420H and Core i5-14500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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