Intel Core i7-10870H

Intel Core i7-10870H
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Core i7-10870H, based on the Comet Lake H architecture, was a key component of many high-performance laptops of its time. We remember how reliable these 10th generation CPUs were, especially for mobile use. Manufactured using the proven 14nm process, it offered a good balance of raw power and efficiency for versatile applications.

Its architecture allowed it to handle a wide range of tasks smoothly. With a generous 12 MB L3 cache and a maximum memory bandwidth of 47 GB/s, it provided a solid foundation for productive work. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 also enabled basic graphics display. This was especially useful for everyday tasks or media consumption, without relying on a separate graphics card.

For general use and more demanding multitasking, the Intel Core i7-10870H is still a capable CPU today. It handles office applications, web browsing, and even light image editing with ease. Its multi-core performance was highly valued at the time and continues to provide a good foundation for modern software.

This processor is still a reasonable choice for users looking for a stable system and do not have extreme requirements.
  • Reliable performance for daily use
  • Solid multi-core capabilities for multitasking
  • Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Generous L3 cache of 12 MB

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 301 / 584
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 250 / 578
In segment Notebook
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-1068G7
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
1,237 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
1,235 pts
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,228 pts
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
1,227 pts
Intel Core i5-1130G7
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
1,213 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-11260H
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
8,970 pts
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
8,901 pts
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
8,814 pts
Intel Core i3-1220P
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
8,811 pts
AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
8,765 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
1,576
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 5.10 GHz
1,571
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,565
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C / 8T · 3.90 GHz
1,564
Intel Core i3-1125G4
4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
1,560
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
6,886
Intel Core i9-10880H
8C / 16T · 2.30 GHz
6,879
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
6,822
Intel Core i3-1315U
6C / 8T · 1.20 GHz
6,784
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C / 16T · 3.50 GHz
6,764
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
8C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
501 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
501 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
499 cb
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C / 16T · 4.06 GHz
496 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C / 16T · 4.30 GHz
495 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
1,278
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 5.10 GHz
1,277
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
1,264
Intel Core i3-1115G4E
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,248
Intel Core i7-1068G7
4C / 8T · 4.10 GHz
1,245
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-1335U
10C / 12T · 1.30 GHz
3,468 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
3,462 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
3,457 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8C / 16T · 3.30 GHz
3,381 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U
6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz
3,361 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
7,608
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
7,576
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
7,451
AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
8C / 16T · 2.70 GHz
7,448
Intel Core i9-10885H
8C / 16T · 2.40 GHz
7,436
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i9-10885H
Intel UHD Graphics 630
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Intel UHD Graphics 630
480
Intel Core i7-10870H
Intel UHD Graphics 630
461
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Intel UHD Graphics P630
461
Intel Xeon E-2186M
Intel UHD Graphics P630
461
Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Blender 3.1 Benchmark
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
127
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
127
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
123
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
121
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 3.40 GHz
119
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
16C / 32T · 2.50 GHz
94.0 s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C / 16T · 4.20 GHz
174.0 s
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
230.0 s
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
242.2 s
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
251.2 s
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
496
Intel Core i3-1115G4
2C / 4T · 4.10 GHz
485
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
482
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C / 6T · 4.00 GHz
480
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
475
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C / 16T · 2.40 GHz
4,421
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
8C / 16T · 1.90 GHz
4,314
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 2.20 GHz
4,299
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C / 16T · 2.40 GHz
4,269
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C / 16T · 2.30 GHz
4,107
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
211 cb
Intel Core i7-10850H
6C / 12T · 5.10 GHz
210 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 5.00 GHz
208 cb
Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
205 cb
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
8C / 16T · 4.40 GHz
204 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C / 12T · 3.80 GHz
1,546 cb
Intel Core i9-9880H
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
1,535 cb
Intel Core i7-10870H
8C / 16T · 3.10 GHz
1,522 cb
Intel Core i7-1255U
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
1,498 cb
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,464 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 10000H (11)
ArchitectureComet Lake H
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1440
Generation10
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 16
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 8x
Frequency: 2.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores): 3.10 GHz
L2-Cache4.00 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.20 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory64 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ4/2017

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2933
46.9 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory128 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP45 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down35 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ3/2020
Release price417 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Core i7-10870H
Intel Core i7-10870H
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