Intel Core i5-12500H vs Intel Core i7-13650HX

Core i5-12500H vs Core i7-13650HX benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-13650HX performs better than the Core i5-12500H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-12500H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-13650HX has slightly more cores with 14 cores compared to the Core i5-12500H that has 12 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-12500H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-13650HX has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-12500H. Also, the Core i7-13650HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core i5-12500H has more L2 cache than the Core i7-13650HX. Despite this, the Core i7-13650HX has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core i5-12500H.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-12500H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.