Intel Core i5-13500H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

Processor comparisons   29-01-2023
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-13500H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, SuperPi, Furmark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, PassMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Valheim
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS or Intel Core i5-13500H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-13500H

57%

Ryzen 9 5900HS

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-13500H

56%

Ryzen 9 5900HS

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.0	96.3
Valorant	112.5	109.5
Cyberpunk 2077	63.0	61.3
Apex Legends	105.7	102.9
Call of Duty Warzone	84.4	82.1
Overwatch	91.1	88.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.6	75.5
DOOM Eternal	56.2	54.7
Warzone	87.7	85.4
Assassin's Creed	94.5	92.0
Valheim	93.4	90.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-13500H

123%

Ryzen 9 5900HS

141%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5900HS is more energy efficient than the Core i5-13500H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	249	217
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2288	2099
Cinbench 20 Single-core	393	571
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5045	4260
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1302	1306
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14449	11711

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Single-Core	1193	3320
Multi-Core	24604	23156

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Single-Core	1670	1488
Multi-Core	10773	8180

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-13500H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Announcement date	January 21, 2023	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Raptor Lake	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	13	3
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	8KB
L2 cache	6 MB	4MB
L3 cache	18 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-13500H is 14% better than Ryzen 9 5900HS in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-13500H has 4 more core than Ryzen 9 5900HS. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-13500H is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS is better: 6
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-13500H and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-13500H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-13500H specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS - all data

• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• Fortnite gaming benchmark

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS specs and review.