Core i5-13500
The Core i5-13500 is Intel’s 14-core, 20-thread processor for the LGA1700 platform, built on the Raptor Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet and gaming and Cinebench 2024 productivity benchmarks. It’s out of stock at the retailers we track right now, but the specs and benchmarks below still apply whenever it returns.
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Gaming & productivity performance
Gaming score: CPU-bound 1080p rating, normalized to 100. Cinebench 2024: multi- and single-core points.
1080p Gaming
Cinebench Multi
Cinebench Single
The Core i5-13500 scores 57.5 on our 0–100 CPU gaming scale.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
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Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 14 / 20
- P-cores
- 6
- E-cores
- 8
- Base clock
- 2.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.8 GHz
- Architecture
- Raptor Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 24 MB
- L2 cache
- 11.5 MB
- Process node
- Intel 7
- Released
- 2023-01-10
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- LGA1700
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 192 GB
- Memory support
- DDR5, 4800; DDR4, 3200
- Chipsets
- H610, B660, H670, Q670, Z690, W680, B760, H770, Z790
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- ECC support
- Yes
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 65W
- Max power
- 154W
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD 770
- Stock cooler
- Laminar RM1 Cooler
- MSRP
- $232.00
The Core i5-13500 pairs 14 cores with 24 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 7 process. Compare the Core i5-13500 against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
Where to buy the Core i5-13500
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
Currently out of stock
The Core i5-13500isn’t in stock at the retailers we track right now. Prices refresh daily, so check back — or compare in-stock alternatives below.
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The cheapest in-stock parts that actually fit the Core i5-13500 — matched on socket and power delivery using the same rules as our PC Builder, priced live.
The most affordable LGA1700 board in stock whose power delivery can reliably run the Core i5-13500.
The Core i5-13500's bundled Laminar RM1 Cooler can't keep up with its sustained power draw, so an aftermarket cooler is the safer buy. This is the cheapest air cooler in stock that fits LGA1700 and handles its heat.
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