Intel Core i7-10610U

The Intel Core i7-10610U is a power efficient quad-core SoC for notebooks based on the Comet Lake (CML-U) generation and was announced in August 2019. Compared to the similar Whiskey Lake processors (e.g. Core i7-8665U), the only difference is support for higher memory speeds (DDR4-2666 vs 2400) and two additional cores in the top model (not in this i7-10610U). The processor cores are clocked between 1.8 and 4.9 GHz (unverified). Thanks to HyperThreading 8 threads can be used. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

Compared to the similar Core i7-10510U, the 10610U supports vPro.

Thanks to the high clock speeds, the processor performance of the i7-10510U is very good for its class. It should outperform the top Whiskey Lake i7 slightly (i7-8665U) and also Ice Lake processors if the cooling and TDP settings are not limiting.

The integrated graphics card however is still the same as in the previous generations. It should be still called Intel HD Graphics 620 and clock from 300 - 1150 MHz in the i7. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a VP9 and H.265 de- and encoder and an integrated dual channel DDR4-2666 / LPDDR4x 2933 / LPDDR3-2133 memory controller.

Power consumption

This Core i7 has a default TDP of 15 W (also known as the long-term power limit). Laptop manufacturers are free to change that value to anything between 10 W and 25 W, with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly. Perhaps more importantly, short-term power consumption of 10th gen Comet Lake U processors can be as high as 80 W or even 90 W, making passively cooled designs rather unlikely to appear.

Core i7-10610U is manufactured on an old, as of late 2022, 14 nm Intel process for subpar energy efficiency.

Series	Intel Comet Lake
Codename	Comet Lake-U
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-U Intel Core i7-10810U 1.1 - 4.9 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10710U 1.1 - 4.7 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10610U « 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8 - 4.9 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10310U 1.7 - 4.4 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10210U 1.6 - 4.2 GHz 4 / 8  6 MB L3 Intel Core i3-10110U 2.1 - 4.1 GHz 2 / 4  4 MB L3 Intel Pentium Gold 6405U 2.4 GHz 2 / 4  2 MB L3 Intel Celeron 5205U 1.9 GHz 2 / 2  2 MB L3
Clock Rate	1800 - 4900 MHz
Level 1 Cache	256 KB
Level 2 Cache	1 MB
Level 3 Cache	8 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	4 / 8
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	15 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Socket	FCBGA1528
Features	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	05/13/2020

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