Intel Core i5-10500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-10500 features 6 processor cores and has the capability to manage 12 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-10500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-10500
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 10000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500 has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-10500 is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.5 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 6
Threads: 12
Cores: 6x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-10500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-10500 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, 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 UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.2 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

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): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 45.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 45.8 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 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): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500 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 12.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 12.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 192 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
12750
12750
Intel Core i7-10700TE
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
12744
12744
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
12725
12725
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
12700
12700
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
14C 28T @ 1.7 GHz
12657
12657

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
8294
8294
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
8249
8249
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
8209
8209
Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
8191
8191
Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
8164
8164

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
6534
6534
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.2 GHz
6528
6528
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
6489
6489
Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
6488
6488
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
6467
6467

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
6477
6477
Intel Core i5-10600KF
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
6477
6477
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
6325
6325
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
6233
6233
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
6222
6222

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 1.3 GHz
5856
5856
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
5855
5855
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
5840
5840
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
5839
5839
Intel Xeon D-1567
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
5832
5832

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
3762
3762
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
3745
3745
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
3744
3744
Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
3725
3725
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
3615
3615

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
3448
3448
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
3398
3398
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
3392
3392
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
3381
3381
Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
3368
3368

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
1512
1512
Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
1510
1510
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1509
1509
Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
1487
1487
Intel Xeon Gold 6244
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
1487
1487

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1491
1491
Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1491
1491
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1491
1491
Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1491
1491
Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1491
1491

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1147
1147
Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
1146
1146
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1145
1145
Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
1143
1143
Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
1142
1142

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
1097
1097
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1091
1091
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1082
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1068
1068
Intel Xeon W-2150B
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1067
1067

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
469
469
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
467
467
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
467
467
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
467
467
Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
465
465

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
201
201
Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
201
201
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
201
201
Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
201
201
Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 3.7 GHz
201
201

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
119
119
Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
118
118
Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
116
116
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
114
114
Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
112
112