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Intel Core i5-13500

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-13500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-13500 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 14 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core i5-13500 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-13500

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Total Cores: 14 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 2.5 GHz Base, 4.8 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.8 GHz Base, 3.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 154 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 24 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500, 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 104.44

Overall Rank:
458th fastest in multithreading out of 5482 CPUs
236th fastest in single threading out of 5482 CPUs
142nd fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $297.68 USD (2025-12-05)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
31090
Single Thread Rating
3861

Samples: 2583*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-13500

Integer Math108,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math80,071 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers100 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting42,486 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption22,187 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression388,439 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,621 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions23,794 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,861 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-13500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$297.68 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$367.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,546
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,357
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,953
Intel Core i5-13500
 31,090
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,148
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,542
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,109
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 282.23
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 160.91
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 135.21
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.30
Intel Core i5-13500
 104.44
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Intel Core i5-13500
 3,861
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-13500
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3120332 - Dec 09 2025
35114
BL3120304 - Dec 09 2025
29671
BL3119637 - Dec 09 2025 [Excluded]
17947
BL3115488 - Dec 07 2025
27682
BL3114558 - Dec 07 2025
29138
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-13500
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-13500
 31,090
Intel Core i5-13600K vs Intel Core i5-13500
 37,650 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i5-13600KF vs Intel Core i5-13500
 37,421 (+20.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X vs Intel Core i5-13500
 35,603 (+14.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 34,398 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 23,777 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i7-13700F vs Intel Core i5-13500
 38,198 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i5-13500
 34,298 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i5-13600 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 31,491 (+1.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-13500
 28,319 (-8.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs Intel Core i5-13500
 27,014 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-14600KF vs Intel Core i5-13500
 38,658 (+24.3%)
Intel Core i5-14600K vs Intel Core i5-13500
 38,566 (+24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-13500 Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,254
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,796
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,449
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,350
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,670
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,477
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,412
Intel Core i5-13500
 4,821