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Core i7-10870H vs i5-10500H


Description
Both models i7-10870H and i5-10500H are based on Comet Lake architecture.

Comet Lake was released in 2019 as a 14nm process-refinement. These models were released as 10th generation CPUs like 10nm Ice Lake. There are model with 2 to 10 cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-10870H gets a score of 487 k points while the i5-10500H gets 379 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 1.3 times faster than the i5-10500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
a0652
Core
Comet Lake-H
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
FC-BGA 1440
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2020
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
79.2k points
72.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
487.05k points
378.99k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.77k
4.98k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
19.81k
17.92k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.29k
5.81k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
12.55k (x0.89)
TOTAL
44.9k
41.26k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
31.21k
29.53k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
151.01k
118.16k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
50.13k
38.43k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.37k
5.29k (x0.63)
TOTAL
240.71k
191.41k (x0.8)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
17.17k
15.89k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
25.26k
22.74k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.7k
6.09k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
12.49k (x0.9)
TOTAL
62.95k
57.21k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
116.68k
96.8k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
187.28k
149.1k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.52k
39.68k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.39k
5.28k (x0.63)
TOTAL
363.87k
290.85k (x0.8)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
15.86k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
24.07k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.98k
5.94k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.7k
11.82k (x0.93)
TOTAL
59.55k
57.69k (x0.97)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
117.03k
97.37k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
199.88k
154.42k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
50.64k
38.76k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.23k
5.4k (x0.66)
TOTAL
375.77k
295.96k (x0.79)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
30.38k
27.93k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
27.95k
25.41k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.51k
5.91k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.37k
12.85k (x0.89)
TOTAL
79.2k
72.1k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
216.18k
176.41k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
210.82k
158.8k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.57k
38.53k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.47k
5.25k (x0.62)
TOTAL
487.05k
378.99k (x0.78)

Performance/W
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
4804 points/W
2714 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4685 points/W
2443 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1146 points/W
593 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
188 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
10823 points/W
5831 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-10870H
i5-10500H
Test#1 (Integers)
6075 points/GHz
6207 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5589 points/GHz
5647 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1302 points/GHz
1313 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2873 points/GHz
2856 points/GHz
TOTAL
15840 points/GHz
16023 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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