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Comparing Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i5-12500

Comparison of video cards Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i5-12500 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

Intel Core i5-12500

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Intel Core i3-13100F

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  • Performance per watt
    58 W left arrow 65 W
    About 0.89 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i3-13100F is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name Intel Core i5-12500 left arrow Intel Core i3-13100F
Family Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Core i3
CPU group Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Generation 12 left arrow 13
Predecessor Intel Core i5-11500 left arrow Intel Core i3-12100F
Successor Intel Core i5-13500 left arrow --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i3-13100F by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 6 / 12 left arrow 4 / 8
Core architecture normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading / SMT Yes left arrow Yes
Overclocking No left arrow No

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i3-13100F along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow no iGPU
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz left arrow
GPU (Turbo) 1.45 GHz left arrow No turbo
Execution units 32 left arrow
Shader 256 left arrow
Max. GPU Memory 64 GB left arrow --
Max. displays 3 left arrow
Generation 11 left arrow
Direct X 12 left arrow --
Technology 10 nm left arrow
Release date Q4/2021 left arrow

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i3-13100F. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode left arrow No
h264 Decode / Encode left arrow No
VP8 Decode / Encode left arrow No
VP9 Decode / Encode left arrow No
AV1 Decode left arrow No
AVC Decode / Encode left arrow No
VC-1 Decode left arrow No
JPEG Decode / Encode left arrow No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i3-13100F you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 128 GB left arrow 128 GB
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s left arrow 76.8 GB/s
ECC Yes left arrow No
PCIe 5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
AES-NI Yes left arrow Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i5-12500 or Intel Core i3-13100F? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 65 W left arrow 58 W
TDP (PL2) 117 W left arrow 89 W
Tjunction max. 100 \xc2\xb0C left arrow 100 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i5-12500 and Intel Core i3-13100F CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 10 nm left arrow 10 nm
Chip design Monolithic left arrow Monolithic
Socket LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
L2-Cache 7.50 MB left arrow 5.00 MB
L3-Cache 18.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
Architecture Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
Release price 202 $ left arrow 109 $
Documents Technical data sheet left arrow Technical data sheet

Benchmarks

Real tests Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i3-13100F

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Single-Core Cinebench.

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Multi-Core Cinebench.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

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