Intel Core i3-5010U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-06-11

CPU lineage

The Intel Core i3-5010U features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2015 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Core i3 series. To use the Intel Core i3-5010U, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1168 socket.

Name:	Intel Core i3-5010U
Family:	Intel Core i3
Group:	Intel Core i 5000U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-5010U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-5010U is 2.1 GHz

CPU Cores:	2
Threads:	4
Cores:	2x
Core architecture:	normal

Hyperthreading:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.1 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-5010U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-5010U uses the Intel HD Graphics 5500, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 5500
GPU frequency:	0.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.9 GHz
Execution units:	24
Shaders:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	16.0 GB

Max. displays:	--
Generation:	8
Direct X:	11.2
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q1/2015

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 16.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.

Memory type:	DDR3-1600
Max. Memory:	16.0 GB
Memory channels:	2
Bandwidth:	25.6 GB/s

ECC:	No
PCIe:	pci
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 15 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	15 W
TDP (PL2):	None
TDP up:	None

TDP down:	10 W
Tjunction max:	105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-5010U is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1168
L2-Cache:	0 bytes
L3-Cache:	3.0 MB
Architecture:	Broadwell U
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q1/2015
Release price:	281 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core M-5Y51 2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	4394 4394
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	4386 4386
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	4386 4386
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz	4386 4386
	Intel Core i3-5020U 2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz	4339 4339

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

	AMD Phenom II X2 511 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	2188 2188
	AMD Phenom II X2 565 2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz	2188 2188
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	2186 2186
	Intel Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2178 2178
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz	2177 2177

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz	2103 2103
	Intel Celeron J4005 2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz	2094 2094
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	2093 2093
	Intel Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	2086 2086
	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz	2078 2078

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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i7-870S 4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz	1391 1391
	Intel Core i5-8200Y 2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz	1390 1390
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	1380 1380
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 NoneC NoneT @ --	1376 1376
	Samsung Exynos 8895 NoneC NoneT @ --	1367 1367

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	AMD Phenom II X4 820 4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz	1177 1177
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 NoneC NoneT @ --	1176 1176
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	1173 1173
	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz	1171 1171
	Intel Core i3-6102E 2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz	1170 1170

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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	665 665
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz	665 665
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	665 665
	Intel Core i5-4300Y 2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz	665 665
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	665 665

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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz	630 630
	Intel Core i5-2410M 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	629 629
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	628 628
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	627 627
	Intel Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 1.1 GHz	624 624

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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	Intel Celeron G1840T 2C 2T @ 2.5 GHz	535 535
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	535 535
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	535 535
	Intel Core i7-2617M 2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz	535 535
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	535 535

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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz	223 223
	Intel Core i5-3437U 2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz	223 223
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	221 221
	Intel Celeron G3920 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	220 220
	Intel Celeron G3930 2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz	220 220

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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

	AMD Athlon II X4 750K 4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz	86 86
	Intel Celeron 3965U 2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz	86 86
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	86 86
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz	86 86
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	86 86

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i3-6167U 2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz	30.8 30.8
	Intel Core i5-6200U 2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz	30.8 30.8

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

	Intel Core i5-4360U 2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz	2.4 2.4
	Intel Celeron G1840 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2.4 2.4
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	2.4 2.4
	Intel Celeron G1830 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2.4 2.4
	Intel Celeron G1840 2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz	2.4 2.4

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz	1 1
	AMD A9-9420 2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz	1 1
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz	1 1
	AMD Athlon II X2 370K 2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz	1 1
	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz	1 1

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All benchmarks for Intel Core i3-5010U

Geekbench 3 (MC)

PassMark CPU-Mark

Geekbench 3 (SC)

Geekbench 6 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (MC)

Geekbench 6 (SC)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)

Geekbench 5 (SC)

Cinebench R15 (MC)

Cinebench R15 (SC)

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)

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Comparisons

1		Intel Core i3-4130T vs Intel Core i3-5010U
2		Intel Core i3-6102E vs Intel Core i3-5010U
3		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Core i5-6440EQ
4		Intel Core i3-5010U vs AMD Athlon II X2 240e
5		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Core i5-13500E
6		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Core i3-6100U
7		Intel Core i7-6785R vs Intel Core i3-5010U
8		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Core i3-4010U
9		AMD A8-5500 vs Intel Core i3-5010U
10		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Celeron 3765U
11		AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core i3-5010U
12		Intel Core i5-4210U vs Intel Core i3-5010U
13		Intel Core i3-5010U vs Intel Core i5-4250U
14		AMD A8-7100 vs Intel Core i3-5010U
15		AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Core i3-5010U