Intel Core i7-10870H vs Intel Core i5-11260H

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Intel Core i7-10870H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11260H
Intel Core i7-10870H Intel Core i5-11260H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-10870H or Intel Core i5-11260H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-10870H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10870H was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Core i5-11260H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11260H was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i7 (293) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 10000H (11) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
10 Generation 11
Comet Lake H Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-10870H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i5-11260H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Core i7-10870H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11260H
8 Cores 6
16 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

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 i7-10870H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11260H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 11
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 16
192 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 630 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU)
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 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-10870H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11260H can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-10870H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11260H
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-10870H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i5-11260H is 45 W.

Intel Core i7-10870H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11260H
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-10870H has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-11260H cache has a total of 17.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-10870H Characteristic Intel Core i5-11260H
14 nm Technology 10 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, AVX-512
BGA 1440 Socket BGA 1787
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
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2021
417 $ Release price 250 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1228 (88%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1394 (100%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
8814 (98%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8970 (100%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1264 (91%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1387 (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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
7451 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
6745 (91%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1565 (82%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1919 (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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
6822 (96%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
7117 (100%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
499 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
448 (90%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
3457 (90%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
3831 (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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.40 GHz
358 (78%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
14788 (94%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
15721 (100%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 2.20 GHz
4299 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz
3285 (76%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
123 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
230 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
482 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
208 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-10870H Intel Core i7-10870H
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
1522 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11260H Intel Core i5-11260H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-10870H Intel Core i5-11260H
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