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Intel Core i7-10810U vs Intel Core i5-10310U vs Intel Core i7-10610U

Intel Core i7-10810U

► remove from comparison Intel i7-10810U

The Intel Core i7-10810U is a power efficient hexa-core SoC for notebooks based on the Comet Lake (CML-U) generation and appeared in March 2020. Compared to the similar Whiskey Lake processors (e.g. Core i5-8665U), the only difference is support for higher memory speeds (DDR4-2666 vs 2400) and two additional cores in the top model. The processor cores are clocked between 1.1 and 4.9 GHz. Thanks to HyperThreading 12 threads can be used. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

The CPU supports professional management features vPro (as a difference to the i7-10710U).

Thanks to the two additional cores and the high clock rates, the processor performance of the i7-10710U is very good for its class. It should outperform the top Whiskey Lake 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.

The chip is still produced on the 14nm++ process as Whiskey Lake. The TDP (PL1) is specified at 15 Watts but can be varied from 12.5 to 25 Watt from the manufacturer (cTDP up/down) resulting in different performance (especially Turbo durations). To provide the full performance, Intel proposes a short power peak of 90 W (PL4) for the i7 and therefore 8 W more than the quad-core CML-U CPUs and a whopping 19 W more than Whiskey Lake. Therefore, some slim laptops with 15W CML-U CPUs wont offer the i7 as they cant provide enough power and cooling to get full performance out of the 6 cores.

Intel Core i5-10310U

► remove from comparison Intel i5-10310U

The Intel Core i5-10310U 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 i5-8665U), the only difference is support for higher memory speeds (DDR4-2666 vs 2400) and two additional cores in the top model (not in this i5). The processor cores are clocked between 1.7 and 4.4 GHz (unverified). Thanks to HyperThreading 8 threads can be used. Compared to the faster i5-10510U, the level 3 cache was reduced from 8 to 6 MB. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here. The CPU supports the professional management features under the vPro umbrella.

The integrated graphics adapter however is still the same as in the previous generations. It should be still called Intel HD Graphics 620 and clock from 300 - 1100 MHz in the i5. 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.

Performance

The average 10310U in our database is not really any different than other quad-core laptop CPUs running at similar clock speeds, such as the Ryzen 5 3450U or the Core i5-1035G4.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

This Core i5 has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are free to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W with clock speeds and performance changing correspondingly. Perhaps more importantly, short-term power consumption can be as high as 80 W or even 90 W as far as 10th gen Comet Lake U chips are concerned, making passively cooled designs unlikely.

This Intel processor is manufactured on a fairly old, as of late 2022, 14 nm Intel process for subpar energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-10610U

► remove from comparison Intel 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 Hyper-Threading 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.

The integrated graphics adapter however is still the same as in the previous generations. It should be still called Intel UHD 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.

Performance

The average 10610U in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-1035G1 and also the Core i5-8257U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term power limit of 25 W, the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 is among the fastest laptops built around the 10610U that we know of. It can be about 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

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.

ModelIntel Core i7-10810UIntel Core i5-10310UIntel Core i7-10610U
SeriesIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameComet Lake-UComet Lake-UComet Lake-U
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-U
Intel Core i7-10810U « 1.1 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10710U1.1 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10610U1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10510U1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10310U1.7 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10210U1.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10110U2.1 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 5205U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Core i7-10810U1.1 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10710U1.1 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10610U1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10510U1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10310U « 1.7 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10210U1.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10110U2.1 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 5205U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
Intel Core i7-10810U1.1 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10710U1.1 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10610U « 1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10510U1.8 - 4.9 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10310U1.7 - 4.4 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10210U1.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i3-10110U2.1 - 4.1 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Intel Pentium Gold 6405U2.4 GHz2 / 4 cores2 MB L3
Intel Celeron 5205U1.9 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock1100 - 4900 MHz1700 - 4400 MHz1800 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache12 MB6 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 124 / 84 / 8
TDP15 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketBGA1528BGA1528BGA1528
FeaturesLPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2666/LPDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXLPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2666/LPDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGXLPDDR3-2133/DDR4-2666/LPDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 4 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 620 (300 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10810U
30.3 pt (42%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10310U
29 pt (40%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-10610U
30.2 pt (42%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 3867     avg: 4311     median: 4310.5 (4%)     max: 4754 Points
3094 Points (3%)
min: 3852     avg: 4049     median: 4048.5 (4%)     max: 4245 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1082     avg: 1119     median: 1118.5 (48%)     max: 1155 Points
1051 Points (45%)
min: 1151     avg: 1207     median: 1207 (51%)     max: 1263 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 396     avg: 425.2     median: 424 (47%)     max: 447 Points
min: 411     avg: 428.2     median: 438 (49%)     max: 438 Points
min: 349     avg: 438     median: 446 (50%)     max: 482 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1498     avg: 1778     median: 1713 (4%)     max: 2344 Points
min: 1192     avg: 1365     median: 1327 (3%)     max: 1588 Points
min: 1271     avg: 1466     median: 1477 (4%)     max: 1663 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 623     avg: 799     median: 754 (5%)     max: 1064 Points
min: 499     avg: 601     median: 546 (3%)     max: 767 Points
min: 548     avg: 620     median: 604.5 (4%)     max: 738 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 161     avg: 175.6     median: 182 (55%)     max: 183 Points
min: 164     avg: 169.4     median: 170 (51%)     max: 173.8 Points
min: 133     avg: 175.8     median: 178 (54%)     max: 200 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
7 Points (9%)
7.5 Points (10%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2 Points (49%)
2.1 Points (52%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6656     avg: 6927     median: 6926.5 (42%)     max: 7197 Points
7163 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 18912     avg: 19287     median: 19286.5 (14%)     max: 19661 Points
17253 Points (13%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
23491 Points (16%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8591 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 205.3     avg: 236.3     median: 236.3 (3%)     max: 267.369 s
295.5 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 4.856     avg: 5.9     median: 5.9 (1%)     max: 6.952 s
6.7 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4747     avg: 4837     median: 4837 (8%)     max: 4927 Points
4786 Points (8%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 16072     avg: 21290     median: 21925 (13%)     max: 25244 MIPS
min: 15976     avg: 17406     median: 16475 (9%)     max: 19935 MIPS
min: 15369     avg: 18407     median: 18717.5 (11%)     max: 20332 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4398     avg: 4561     median: 4498 (54%)     max: 4794 MIPS
min: 3615     avg: 4121     median: 4274 (51%)     max: 4398 MIPS
min: 3653     avg: 4460     median: 4666.5 (56%)     max: 4853 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 39.15     avg: 39.4     median: 39.4 (14%)     max: 39.7 fps
43.9 fps (15%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 141.6     avg: 147.7     median: 147.7 (34%)     max: 153.7 fps
183.1 fps (42%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.81     avg: 5.3     median: 5.2 (9%)     max: 6.45 fps
min: 3.88     avg: 4.3     median: 4.1 (7%)     max: 5.35 fps
min: 4.54     avg: 4.9     median: 4.6 (8%)     max: 5.66 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.566     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (0%)     max: 0.64 GB/s
0.5 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.956     avg: 1     median: 1 (17%)     max: 1 GB/s
0.9 GB/s (15%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 5.5     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (15%)     max: 5.9 GB/s
5 GB/s (13%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
1346 Seconds (17%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 571     avg: 689     median: 694 (5%)     max: 875 Seconds
min: 683     avg: 838     median: 864 (6%)     max: 896 Seconds
min: 641     avg: 754     median: 791 (6%)     max: 816 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.651     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.717 sec
min: 0.703     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.806 sec
min: 0.637     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (14%)     max: 0.855 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 6496     avg: 6843     median: 6842.5 (15%)     max: 7189 Points
8163 Points (17%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.795     avg: 8     median: 8 (2%)     max: 8.155 s
7.8 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.9     avg: 17.5     median: 17.5 (1%)     max: 18.167 s
17.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 476.3     avg: 511     median: 510.9 (2%)     max: 545.435 s
467.3 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
25128 Points (22%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 6537     avg: 8591     median: 8534 (23%)     max: 10599 Points
min: 6293     avg: 6750     median: 6819.5 (18%)     max: 7069 Points
min: 7306     avg: 8865     median: 8616.5 (23%)     max: 10773 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
43938 Points (36%)
49816 Points (40%)
min: 46042     avg: 53030     median: 53030 (43%)     max: 60018 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
44043 Points (36%)
47614 Points (39%)
min: 49886     avg: 54889     median: 54888.5 (45%)     max: 59891 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
51608 Points (43%)
60106 Points (51%)
59103 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 6231     avg: 7704     median: 7279 (18%)     max: 10034 Points
min: 5616     avg: 7066     median: 7280.5 (18%)     max: 8087 Points
min: 5974     avg: 7273     median: 7267.5 (18%)     max: 9051 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 9003     avg: 10590     median: 10730 (19%)     max: 11864 Points
min: 7932     avg: 9613     median: 10142 (18%)     max: 11216 Points
min: 8558     avg: 10716     median: 10982 (20%)     max: 13033 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2331     avg: 3331     median: 3587 (15%)     max: 4127 Points
min: 2718     avg: 2858     median: 2867 (12%)     max: 2989 Points
min: 2902     avg: 3339     median: 3123 (13%)     max: 4075 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
1563 Points (47%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
4090 Points (16%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1219     avg: 1240     median: 1226 (52%)     max: 1274 Points
min: 1040     avg: 1100     median: 1122 (47%)     max: 1128 Points
min: 1155     avg: 1228     median: 1243.5 (52%)     max: 1261 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3351     avg: 4350     median: 3934 (7%)     max: 5553 Points
min: 2821     avg: 3469     median: 3717.5 (7%)     max: 3854 Points
min: 3731     avg: 4134     median: 4123.5 (7%)     max: 4622 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1220     avg: 1229     median: 1233 (5%)     max: 1235 Points
1040 Points (5%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 3924     avg: 4908     median: 5168 (16%)     max: 5631 Points
2931 Points (9%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4762     avg: 5082     median: 5203 (52%)     max: 5281 Points
min: 4691     avg: 4815     median: 4814.5 (48%)     max: 4938 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 19324     avg: 21447     median: 22485 (25%)     max: 22533 Points
min: 12023     avg: 12621     median: 12621 (14%)     max: 13219 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4938 Points (67%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
12023 Points (29%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 853     avg: 901     median: 914 (1%)     max: 968 ms
min: 929     avg: 1017     median: 938 (1%)     max: 1156 ms
min: 807     avg: 833     median: 819.5 (1%)     max: 899 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
202.3 ms (2%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 44332     avg: 45975     median: 46029 (41%)     max: 47563 Points
51613 Points (46%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
161.3 Points (46%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 202     avg: 205.2     median: 206 (43%)     max: 207 Points
min: 168     avg: 191.3     median: 195 (41%)     max: 201 Points
min: 190     avg: 207.5     median: 211 (44%)     max: 213 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1018 Points (39%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 29.1     avg: 46.9     median: 46.9 (8%)     max: 64.7 Watt
min: 27.5     avg: 30.7     median: 31.2 (5%)     max: 33 Watt
min: 37.5     avg: 50.9     median: 50.9 (9%)     max: 64.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 32.6     avg: 53.9     median: 53.9 (10%)     max: 75.1 Watt
min: 37.8     avg: 41.3     median: 40.7 (7%)     max: 46 Watt
min: 47.8     avg: 57.3     median: 57.3 (10%)     max: 66.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
5.5 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
14.2 Points per Watt (11%)
min: 12.2     avg: 15.2     median: 15.2 (11%)     max: 18.2 Points per Watt
min: 10.1     avg: 10.8     median: 10.8 (8%)     max: 11.5 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10810U → 100% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10310U → 92% n=22

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-10610U → 100% n=22

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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