i7-8700T vs i5-13500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.03
+212%
Core i7-8700T
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
6.42

Core i5-13500 outperforms Core i7-8700T by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2821061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.444.50
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency29.1617.36
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242$303

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500 has 1332% better value for money than i7-8700T.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2012
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate154 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm14 nm
Die size257 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1700FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T. 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)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Core i7-8700T.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-13500 20.03
+212%
i7-8700T 6.42

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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.

i5-13500 31818
+212%
i7-8700T 10204

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-13500 2427
+81.8%
i7-8700T 1335

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-13500 12289
+161%
i7-8700T 4701

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.03 6.42
Integrated graphics card 6.16 3.09
Recency 4 January 2023 2 April 2018
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 20 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i5-13500 has a 212% higher aggregate performance score, 99.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

i7-8700T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8700T in performance tests.


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