Intel Core i5-10500E Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-10500E 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 i5-10500E, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-10500E
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 10000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500E has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-10500E is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 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): 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-10500E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-10500E 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): 1.15 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 i5-10500E 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: 195 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-9850H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
11347
11347
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
11321
11321
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
11224
11224
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
11215
11215
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
11214
11214

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
10C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
6182
6182
Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 1.3 GHz
6179
6179
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
6110
6110
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
6099
6099
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
6066
6066

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 2.1 GHz
5622
5622
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.2 GHz
5536
5536
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
5520
5520
Intel Xeon D-1557
12C 24T @ 1.5 GHz
5518
5518
Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
5485
5485

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1470
1470
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
1467
1467
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1467
1467
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
1467
1467
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
1463
1463

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1065
1065
AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1064
1064
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1062
1062
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
1061
1061
Intel Xeon Silver 4215R
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1060
1060

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i7-10700TE
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
442
442
Intel Core i3-10305
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
442
442
Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
442
442
Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
442
442
Intel Core i3-10305
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
442
442