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Intel Core i7-10750H vs Intel Core i7-10870H

Intel Core i7-10750H

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The Intel Core i7-10750H is a fast 45 W processor designed for use in larger, beefier laptops. The Comet Lake-H family CPU was launched in mid-2020. It features six cores (twelve threads) running at 2.6 GHz Boosting up to 5 GHz (single-core Boost). The likely all-core Boost frequency is 4.3 GHz. Most of the specs are the same as the 10750H’s direct predecessor, the i7-9750H. The newer model has two advantages over its predecessor in that its Boost frequency is higher and the memory controller can now officially host memory clocked at 2,933 MHz, an upgrade over the 2,666 MHz limitation of the outgoing model.

Architecture

Comet Lake is a yet another revision of the dated Skylake architecture (not unlike the previous Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake, Kaby Lake families) for similar feature set and performance-per-MHz figures. Core i7-10750H is manufactured on the third-gen 14 nm Intel process that is undeniably inferior to TSMC's 7 nm process, the one AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series laptop-grade processors are manufactured on.

The hexa-core CPU is compatible with up to 128 GB of dual-channel DDR4-2933 RAM and has support for PCI-Express 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3 but not the professional features (vPro, TXT, SIPP) as found in the case of Core i7-10850H.

Both the CPU cores and the iGPU have access to 12 MB of L3 cache. Four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes allow for read/write rates of up to 3.9 GB/s provided a suitably fast NVMe SSD is used.

The 10750H gets soldered permanently on to the motherboard (BGA1440 socket interface) and is thus pretty much impossible to replace.

Performance

Multi-thread performance is most similar to the Core i5-10500H, the Core i5-11400H and also the Ryzen 7 4700U. While perhaps not the best bang for the buck, the i7 is fast enough for any task, gaming included, as of late 2021.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 75 W, the ThinkPad P15 Gen 1-20ST000DGE is among the fastest laptops built around the 10750H that we know of. It can be about 80% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

We've known the Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU for a while. This is the same iGPU the Core i7-9750H and Core i7-8750H processors had. In this i7, the 24 EU iGPU is clocked at 350 MHz to 1,150 MHz.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 will let you connect up to 3 monitors with resolutions of up to 4096x2304@60. The built-in video decoder will happily handle AVC, HEVC, VP9 and other popular video codecs (AV1 is not supported though). This is not a gaming GPU as it is not fast enough to handle most AAA titles released in 2020. At 720p, Escape from Tarkov runs at just 17 fps (low quality preset), to give you an example. As the iGPU has no VRAM of its own, it is paramount that it is mated to fast system RAM.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip is built with one of the old 14 nm Intel processes leading to subpar, as of early 2022, energy efficiency.

The Core i7-10750H has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W; laptop makers are free to reduce the value somewhat, 35 W being the lower limit, allowing for leaner designs at the cost of performance. Either way, a quality cooling solution is a must.

Intel Core i7-10870H

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The Intel Core i7-10870H is a higher-end, octa-core processor of the Comet Lake product family. The Hyper-Threading-enabled processor was unveiled in 2020. It is designed for use in large gaming laptops and DTRs; its CPU cores run at 2.2 GHz (base clock speed) to 5 GHz (max. Boost frequency). The all-core Boost frequency sits at 4.2 GHz.

Core i7-10870H is slightly inferior to Core i7-10875H in that the former has a 100 MHz lower base clock speed, 100 MHz lower Boost clock speed and no support for Intel's proprietary security features: vPro, TXT, SIPP.

Last but not the least, this H-class processor features the 24 EU UHD Graphics 630 iGPU.

Architecture

Comet Lake is a yet another revision of the dated Skylake architecture (much like the previous Coffee Lake, Whiskey Lake, Kaby Lake product families) for similar feature set and performance-per-MHz figures.

Still, 10th Generation Core processors have their advantages. The upgraded memory controller is one such advantage; it can officially host memory clocked at 2,933 MHz, an upgrade over the 2,666 MHz limitation of the outgoing Coffee Lake product family. Intel recommends using no more than 128 GB, for reference.

The 10870H is manufactured on Intel's third-gen 14 nm process. The octa-core CPU is compatible with Thunderbolt 3; it has sixteen PCI-Express 3.0 lanes for connecting discrete graphics cards, SSDs and other devices. Four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes allow for read/write rates of up to 3.9 GB/s provided a suitably fast NVMe SSD is used.

Please note this isn't a user-replaceable CPU. It gets soldered permanently on to the motherboard (BGA1440 socket interface) and is thus pretty much impossible to replace.

Performance

The average 10870H in our database is close to the Ryzen 5 5600H and the Core i9-9980HK, as far as multi-thread banchmark scores are concerned. The i7 thus is absolutely capable of handling any task that requires significant processing muscle, as of late 2021.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 95 W, the MSI GE76 Raider 10UH is among the fastest laptops featuring the 10870H that we know of. It can be about 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system built around the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Graphics

The Intel UHD Graphics 630 is an old acquaintance of ours; this 24 EU iGPU was used in many H-class Intel Core processors of previous years, like a Core i7-9750H.

In the case of 10870H, the UHD Graphics runs at 350 MHz to 1,200 MHz. It will let you use up to 3 displays simultaneously. The highest resolution supported here is 4K (4096 by 2304 pixels). This graphics adapter will happily hardware-decode VP9, AVC, HEVC, MPEG-2 and other popular video codecs; the latest AV1 codec did not make the list.

UHD Graphics 630 was not made for gaming; it is not fast enough to handle most triple-A titles of 2019 and 2020, even if you set the resolution to 1024 x 768 and select the lowest quality preset possible.

Power consumption

The i7-10870H has a 45 W TDP (also known as the long-term Power Limit). Laptop makers are allowed to reduce that value somewhat, the lower limit being 35 W, with clock speeds and performance taking a hit as a result. As far as short-term loads are concerned, the CPU will happily consume 70 or even 100 W when Boosting, making quality active cooling solution a must.

This 10th generation Intel chip is manufactured on one of the old 14 nm Intel processes for low, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

ModelIntel Core i7-10750HIntel Core i7-10870H
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet Lake-HComet Lake-H
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H
Intel Core i9-10980HK compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H compare2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H compare2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H compare2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M compare2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H « 2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H compare2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H compare2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10980HK compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H compare2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H compare2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H compare2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H « 2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H compare2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M compare2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H compare2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H compare2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H compare2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H compare2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2600 - 5000 MHz2200 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB512 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB2 MB
L3 Cache12 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1440BGA1440
FeaturesDDR4-2933, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGX
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$435 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10750H
34 pt (47%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10870H
35.5 pt (49%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 4807     avg: 7129     median: 7463.5 (7%)     max: 8585 Points
min: 8250     avg: 9594     median: 9892.5 (9%)     max: 10450 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1136     avg: 1218     median: 1217 (52%)     max: 1271 Points
min: 1177     avg: 1223     median: 1226 (52%)     max: 1253 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 431     avg: 472.7     median: 472 (52%)     max: 504 Points
min: 460     avg: 473.6     median: 473.5 (53%)     max: 484 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1749     avg: 2848     median: 2941 (7%)     max: 3325 Points
min: 3027     avg: 3588     median: 3632 (9%)     max: 4020 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 804     avg: 1263     median: 1303.5 (8%)     max: 1418 Points
min: 1336     avg: 1614     median: 1659 (10%)     max: 1740 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 184     avg: 196.7     median: 197 (59%)     max: 213 Points
min: 196     avg: 199.8     median: 200 (60%)     max: 204 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 13.71     avg: 13.9     median: 13.9 (18%)     max: 14.13 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.17     avg: 2.2     median: 2.2 (55%)     max: 2.22 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 7275     avg: 7377     median: 7376.5 (45%)     max: 7478 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 37009     avg: 37154     median: 37154 (27%)     max: 37299 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
142.7 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
5.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 6265     avg: 6287     median: 6287 (10%)     max: 6309 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 26040     avg: 33946     median: 35346 (20%)     max: 37345 MIPS
min: 39581     avg: 44452     median: 44975.5 (26%)     max: 46708 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4504     avg: 5114     median: 5120 (61%)     max: 5470 MIPS
min: 5145     avg: 5293     median: 5295.5 (63%)     max: 5429 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 77.4     avg: 78.3     median: 78.3 (27%)     max: 79.2 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 220.9     avg: 221.2     median: 221.2 (51%)     max: 221.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.54     avg: 9.6     median: 9.9 (17%)     max: 11.6 fps
min: 10.7     avg: 12.2     median: 12.5 (22%)     max: 13.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.767     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (0%)     max: 0.78 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.3 GB/s (22%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7.6 GB/s (20%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 322     avg: 389.1     median: 371 (3%)     max: 587 Seconds
min: 272     avg: 297.6     median: 292 (2%)     max: 333 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.578     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.708 sec
min: 0.573     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.614 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 10847     avg: 11405     median: 11307 (24%)     max: 12061 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.3 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
466.6 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
43210 Points (38%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 8587     avg: 12991     median: 13325 (36%)     max: 14993 Points
min: 13753     avg: 15226     median: 15943 (43%)     max: 16331 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
61445 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
60119 Points (49%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 63803     avg: 65556     median: 65498 (55%)     max: 67904 Points
min: 63612     avg: 64430     median: 63696 (54%)     max: 65981 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6797     avg: 10850     median: 11135 (28%)     max: 12015 Points
min: 12985     avg: 14960     median: 15506 (39%)     max: 15719 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 11653     avg: 17163     median: 17628.5 (31%)     max: 18769 Points
min: 17337     avg: 19768     median: 20247 (36%)     max: 20886 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 4911     avg: 6649     median: 6852 (29%)     max: 7543 Points
min: 7603     avg: 8624     median: 8636.5 (36%)     max: 9627 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1114     avg: 1263     median: 1270 (54%)     max: 1333 Points
min: 1191     avg: 1273     median: 1282.5 (54%)     max: 1295 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 4443     avg: 6135     median: 6308 (11%)     max: 6674 Points
min: 6403     avg: 7482     median: 7735.5 (14%)     max: 7882 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1215     avg: 1258     median: 1253 (5%)     max: 1325 Points
min: 1264     avg: 1272     median: 1276 (6%)     max: 1277 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5710     avg: 6283     median: 6338.5 (20%)     max: 6632 Points
min: 7678     avg: 7738     median: 7700 (24%)     max: 7837 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5321     avg: 5572     median: 5600.5 (56%)     max: 5832 Points
min: 5311     avg: 5555     median: 5652 (56%)     max: 5703 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 22859     avg: 24682     median: 24897 (28%)     max: 25637 Points
min: 30420     avg: 30536     median: 30578 (34%)     max: 30611 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
5640 Points (77%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
24958 Points (61%)
PassMark PerformanceTest 9 - PerformanceTest 9.0 CPU Mark
min: 13808     avg: 15156     median: 15155.5 (79%)     max: 16503 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 764     avg: 783     median: 779 (1%)     max: 840 ms
min: 789     avg: 801     median: 796.5 (1%)     max: 861 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 5561     avg: 46043     median: 53724.5 (48%)     max: 55732 Points
min: 53412     avg: 54494     median: 54493.5 (49%)     max: 55575 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 202     avg: 225.2     median: 225 (47%)     max: 239 Points
min: 220     avg: 226.4     median: 225 (47%)     max: 243 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 70.9     avg: 93.4     median: 95 (16%)     max: 123 Watt
min: 98.4     avg: 98.9     median: 98.9 (17%)     max: 99.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 78.5     avg: 103.7     median: 97.1 (18%)     max: 128 Watt
min: 98.6     avg: 98.8     median: 98.8 (18%)     max: 98.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 9.96     avg: 12.8     median: 13.7 (10%)     max: 15.1 Points per Watt
min: 13.5     avg: 13.8     median: 13.8 (10%)     max: 14 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10750H → 100% n=25

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10870H → 113% n=25

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