i5-13500HX vs Xeon Platinum 8490H

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency	no data	32.95
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$17,000	$326

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8490H 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	60 (Hexaconta-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	120	20
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	79 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8490H 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	8	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8490H and Core i5-13500HX.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	60	14
Threads	120	20
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	55 Watt

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