Intel Core i5-10210U processor review

Intel Core i5-10210U

Core i5-10210U processor released by Intel; release date: 1 Sep 2019. At the time of release, the processor cost $297. The processor is designed for mobile-computers and based on Comet Lake-U microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 4.2 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1 MB, L3 - 6 MB.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCBGA1528. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 15 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel UHD Graphics with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 32 GB.

Benchmarks

GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047 Frames
1642 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
9047.000 Fps
1642.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128 Frames
3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
7128.000 Fps
3357.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
6021 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
6021.000 Fps
PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4773
2172
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
153592
6217
Name Value
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1642 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1642.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3357 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3357.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 6021 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 6021.000 Fps
PassMark - Single thread mark 2172
PassMark - CPU mark 6217

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake-U
Launch date 1 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $297
Place in performance rating 624
Processor Number i5-10210U
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.66 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133

Graphics

Device ID 0x9B41
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)