Ryzen 7 8840U vs i5-13500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.02
+33.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.04

Core i5-13500 outperforms Ryzen 7 8840U by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking283472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency29.1350.80
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate154 MHzno data
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die size257 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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
Socket1700FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 20.02
+33.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.04

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 31794
+33.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U 23884

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
+9.7%
Ryzen 7 8840U 2212

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 12292
+30.9%
Ryzen 7 8840U 9390

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.

i5-13500 8875
+20.2%
Ryzen 7 8840U 7381

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.

i5-13500 49300
+19.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 41306

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.

i5-13500 14875
+4.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 14245

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-13500 4.02
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.28
+22.6%

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.

i5-13500 28
+18.2%
Ryzen 7 8840U 24

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-13500 2405
+35%
Ryzen 7 8840U 1782

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.

i5-13500 256
Ryzen 7 8840U 266
+3.7%

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.

i5-13500 3.11
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.22
+3.5%

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.

i5-13500 12
+4.3%
Ryzen 7 8840U 11.5

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.  

i5-13500 135
+13.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 119

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.  

i5-13500 306
+14.6%
Ryzen 7 8840U 267

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-13500 10322
+7.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U 9636

Blender(-)

i5-13500 223
Ryzen 7 8840U 283
+26.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-13500 1805
Ryzen 7 8840U 1879
+4.1%

7-Zip Single

i5-13500 5887
Ryzen 7 8840U 5993
+1.8%

7-Zip

i5-13500 55528
+2.8%
Ryzen 7 8840U 54009

WebXPRT 3

i5-13500 266
Ryzen 7 8840U 302
+13.5%

CrossMark Overall

i5-13500 1549
Ryzen 7 8840U 1566
+1.1%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i5-13500 254
+2.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 248

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-13500 399
Ryzen 7 8840U 413
+3.4%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i5-13500 10348
Ryzen 7 8840U 10428
+0.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i5-13500 2483
Ryzen 7 8840U 2533
+2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.02 15.04
Integrated graphics card 6.16 18.32
Recency 4 January 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

i5-13500 has a 33.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 75% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 7 8840U, on the other hand, has 197.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 8840U in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-13500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 8840U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13500 and Ryzen 7 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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