Intel Core i5-10210U vs Intel Core i7-7500U
33.4Single-core—
25.1Multi-core20.9
66.4Efficiencyspec-based66.4
25.8iGPU21.4
39.4Platformspec-based28.9
8 spec wins — Intel Core i5-10210U1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-7500U
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Intel Core i7-7500U lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-10210U
- Stronger multi-core score: 25 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 26 vs 21
- 100% higher cores: 4 vs 2
- 100% higher threads: 8 vs 4
- 100% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-7500U
- 69% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
General
| Spec | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2016 |
| Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | 25 W | 25 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4+100% | 2 |
| Threads | 8+100% | 4 |
| Base clock | 1.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz+69% |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz+20% | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 6 MB+50% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU) | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| iGPU clock | 1,100 MHz | 1,050 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933 | DDR4-2133 / LPDDR3-1866 / DDR3L-1600 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+100% | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Intel Core i5-10210U | Intel Core i7-7500U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,449Bottom 8% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 4,080Bottom 6% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 974Bottom 8% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 3,321Bottom 8% | — |
| PassMark | 6,012+65%Bottom 10% | 3,636Bottom 5% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 389+22%Bottom 8% | 320Bottom 5% |
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