Intel Core i5-10210U vs Intel Core i5-9400H

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Intel Core i5-10210U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-9400H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-10210U and the Intel Core i5-9400H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-10210U 4 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Core i5-9400H which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 10000U (5) CPU group Intel Core i 9000H (11)
10 Generation 9
Comet Lake U Architecture Coffee Lake H Refresh
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-8400H
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10210U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-9400H clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-10210U Characteristic Intel Core i5-9400H
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-10210U Characteristic Intel Core i5-9400H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 24
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-10210U, while the Intel Core i5-9400H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-10210U Characteristic Intel Core i5-9400H
, LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-10210U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-9400H is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-10210U Characteristic Intel Core i5-9400H
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
10 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10210U has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-9400H is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-10210U Characteristic Intel Core i5-9400H
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1526 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2019
300 $ Release price 250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1067 (95%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1119 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4065 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
3897 (96%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1172 (87%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1341 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3540 (84%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4225 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
441 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (96%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6312 (78%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
8120 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
766 (92%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
834 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1049 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4013 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
426 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1797 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
35 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
408 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
1894 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
168 (100%)
Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-9400H
Intel NUC10i5FNH
Acer Aspire 5 A515-54G-50F2
Lenovo ThinkBook 14-IML
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IML
Unknown

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