Intel Core i5-10500
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Q2/2020
Intel Core i5-10500

Processor Intel Core i5-10500, specifications and benchmarks

157 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
Intel Core i5-10500 Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q2/2020. Here are all the Intel Core i5-10500’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.10 GHz, total of cores is 6. The CPU supports DDR4-2666 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket LGA 1200. The TDP for CPU is 65 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    10
  • Name
    Intel Core i5-10500
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-9500
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-11500
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    6
  • CPU Threads
    12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Execution units
    24
  • Generation
    9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB
  • Release date
    Q4/2017
  • Shader
    192
  • Technology
    14 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    16
  • PCIe version
    3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    —
  • TDP up
    —
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    —
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-10500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    202 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    303 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    77 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-10500 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1082
Intel Core i5-10500
1092
1092
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

8209
Intel Core i5-10500
8370
8311
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

467
Intel Core i5-10500
471
470
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3392
Intel Core i5-10500
3457
3448
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

201
Intel Core i5-10500
204
203
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1491
Intel Core i5-10500
1520
1516
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1145
Intel Core i5-10500
1147
1146
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5840
Intel Core i5-10500
5866
5856
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4 kH/s
Intel Core i5-10500
4.25 kH/s
4.25 kH/s
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

461 GFLOPS
Intel Core i5-10500
480 GFLOPS
476 GFLOPS

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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