Intel Core i5-10500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-10500 is a 6 core processor. It can handle 12 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i5-10500 is based on the 10. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1200. The Intel Core i5-10500 scores 1,145 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 5,840 points.
Intel Core i5-10500

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-10500 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-10500.

Name: Intel Core i5-10500
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 10000 (43)
Architecture: Comet Lake S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-9500
Successor: Intel Core i5-11500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 6 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-10500 clock with 3.10 GHz (4.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 12
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 4.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 630, the Intel Core i5-10500 has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.20 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-10500 supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-10500 has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500 has a 12.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 12.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 192 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-10500 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-4570 Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
50
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
50
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
50
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
49
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Intel Core i7-4710HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
49
Intel Core i5-8400T Intel Core i5-8400T
6C 6T @ 3.30 GHz
49
Intel Core i5-6300U Intel Core i5-6300U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
46

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-9750H Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
397
Intel Core i7-9750HF Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
397
Intel Core i5-8600K Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
391
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
380
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz
379
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
378
Intel Core i7-1370P Intel Core i7-1370P
14C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
370

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 i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1092
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1091
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1084
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1082
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1079
Intel Core i5-1034G1 Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1078
Intel Core i5-1035G1 Intel Core i5-1035G1
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
1078

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 i5-10505 Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8294
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
8249
Intel Core i5-1345U Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.60 GHz
8214
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8209
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8191
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
8164
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz
8088

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1147
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1147
Intel Core i7-8569U Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1146
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1145
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1143
Intel Xeon W-3225 Intel Xeon W-3225
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1142
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1141

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.
Apple A17 Pro Apple A17 Pro
6C 6T @ 3.78 GHz
5868
Intel Core i5-11400T Intel Core i5-11400T
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
5856
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
5855
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
5840
Intel Core i5-10500H Intel Core i5-10500H
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
5839
Intel Xeon D-1567 Intel Xeon D-1567
12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz
5832
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz
5821

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 i7-7820X Intel Core i7-7820X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
1513
Intel Core i7-10810U Intel Core i7-10810U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1512
Intel Core i3-1110G4 Intel Core i3-1110G4
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1510
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1509
Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1508
Intel Xeon Gold 6248R Intel Xeon Gold 6248R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1503
Intel Xeon E-2186M Intel Xeon E-2186M
6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz
1497

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5750GE
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
6534
Intel Core i3-12100T Intel Core i3-12100T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
6532
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
6528
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
6489
Intel Xeon W-2133 Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
6488
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6482
Intel Xeon D-2796TE Intel Xeon D-2796TE
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
6478

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 i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10510U
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
471
Intel Core i7-10700T Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
470
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
469
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
467
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
467
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
466
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
465

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 i5-10505 Intel Core i5-10505
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3455
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
3448
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3398
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3392
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
3381
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
3368
Intel Core i3-13100 Intel Core i3-13100
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
3368

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.
AMD A8-3800 AMD A8-3800
AMD Radeon HD 6550D @ 0.60 GHz
480
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz
476
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461
AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312 AMD Ryzen Embedded R2312
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461
AMD Ryzen 3 5125C AMD Ryzen 3 5125C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.20 GHz
461

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 i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
118
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
117
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
117
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
116
Intel Core i7-10750H Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
114
Intel Core i9-11950H Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
112
Intel Core i5-10400F Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
110

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.
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
12760
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
12750
Intel Core i7-10700TE Intel Core i7-10700TE
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
12744
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
12725
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
12709
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
12700
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v4
14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz
12657

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8C 16T @ 1.90 GHz
3763
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
3762
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz
3745
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
3744
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3725
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
3709
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3674

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 i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
204
Intel Core i7-10700T Intel Core i7-10700T
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
203
Intel Core i7-8700 Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
203
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
201
Intel Core i9-10900T Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
201
Intel Xeon E-2176G Intel Xeon E-2176G
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
201
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
201

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.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.15 GHz
1516
Intel Xeon W-2235 Intel Xeon W-2235
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1514
Intel Core i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1255U
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
1498
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1491
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1491
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1491
AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1489

Benchmarks


Description of the processor

The Intel Core i5-10500 published in the second quarter of the year 2020 is a tenth generation processor from Intels Core-i5 series. The processor has 6 physical cores and additionally supports hyperthreading technology, which can be logical from the 6 physical cores 12. This will then run twice as many arithmetic operations at the same time.

The basic clock frequency of the 6 cores is 3.10 gigahertz and the maximum turbo clock frequency at up to 4.50 gigahertz. However, the maximum turbo clock frequency is achieved only during the utilization of a single core, several cores are utilized simply reduces the maximum clock frequency.

Memory modules of type DDR4 are officially supported with a clock rate of up to 2666 megahertz. The maximum memory size, which can be controlled by the 2 memory channels of the Intel Core i5-10500, outputs Intel with 128 gigabytes. Incidentally, the maximum memory bandwidth is 41.6 gigabytes per second.

The integrated graphics unit Intel UHD Graphics 630 has a maximum of 64 gigabytes of video memory and supports the image output on up to 3 screens at the same time. The maximum resolution via a display port is 4096x2304 with 60 Hertz. Another HDMI output is still 4K with a resolution of 4096 x 2160, but the refresh rate is limited to 30 Hertz here.

The basic clock frequency of the Intel HD Graphics 630 is 350 megahertz and the maximum dynamic clock frequency at 1.15 Gigahertz. The graphics unit already released in the fourth quarter 2017 supports DirectX in version 12.0 and the most important codecs can be both decoded in hardware, as well as encoded.

Furthermore, the Intel Core i5-10500 based on Comet-Lake architecture has a 12 megabyte cache.



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