Intel Core i5-10500H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i5-10500H 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 i5-10500H, you'll need a motherboard with a BGA 1440 socket.
Name: Intel Core i5-10500H
Family: Intel Core i5
Group: Intel Core i 10000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-10500H is 2.5 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: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 3.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-10500H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-10500H 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): 1.05 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: DDR4-2933
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 45 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): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500H 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 8.0 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 1440
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Comet Lake H
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: 250 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
11570
11570
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
11538
11538
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
11520
11520
Intel Core i7-9850HE
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
11451
11451
Intel Xeon E-2186M
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
11448
11448

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
6832
6832
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
6822
6822
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
6813
6813
Intel Core i7-1250U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6788
6788
Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 1.1 GHz
6788
6788

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
6110
6110
Intel Xeon E-2186M
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
6107
6107
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
6099
6099
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
10C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
6066
6066
Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 2.7 GHz
6036
6036

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

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
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
5821
5821

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
5594
5594
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
5430
5430
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
5353
5353
Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
4949
4949
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
4935
4935

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
3341
3341
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
3340
3340
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
3339
3339
Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
3285
3285
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
3253
3253

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 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 Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
1467
1467
Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1467
1467

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1202
1202
Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
1201
1201
Intel Xeon W-2235
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
1197
1197

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1162
1162
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
1162
1162
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
1161
1161
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C 8T @ 1.3 GHz
1153
1153
Intel Core i7-6900K
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1151
1151

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 1.8 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
403
403
Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
403
403
Intel Pentium G4500
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
403
403