Intel Core i5 13420H vs AMD Ryzen 7 170

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 13420H, vs AMD Ryzen 7 170. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 13420H and AMD Ryzen 7 170
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
1660
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
11553
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
96
AMD Ryzen 7 170
86
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
476
AMD Ryzen 7 170
720
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
3409
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
17677
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
Integer Math58.5 GOps/s83 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math43.1 GOps/s46.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search52 M primes/s54 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.3 M strings/s28.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption11.7 GB/s17.2 GB/s
Data Compression212.8 MB/s279.2 MB/s
Physics1022 frames/s952 frames/s
Extended Instructions131 M matrices/s188 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
2186
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 13420H
9145
AMD Ryzen 7 170
n/a
File Compression810.8 MB/s955 MB/s
Clang Compilation61 KLines/s73.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser213.2 pages/s216.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering242 MP/sec302.6 MP/sec
Text Processing222.9 pages/s202.8 pages/s
Background Blur45.1 frames/s48.6 frames/s
Photo Processing87.9 frames/s84.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.8 MP/sec18.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 13420H
119.99
AMD Ryzen 7 170
170.68

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 203.2 PPW 187.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 392.8 PPW 404.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 10.6 PPW 13.3 PPW
Blender / W 2.67 PPW 3.16 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 3, 2023 October, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number i5-13420H n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (48EU) Radeon 680M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 2.1 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.6 GHz 4.75 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.5 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.4 GHzn/a
General
Cores count88
Threads count1216
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x32x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 6 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 35-54 W
Max TDP (Boost) 95 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 FP7
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 96 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20
Tech n/a - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP

Results

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
3 (42.86%)
4 (57.14%)
Total Votes: 7

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