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Intel Core i7-10510U
A 15W ultrabook chip from Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-U family, with four Hyper-Threaded cores and a high 4.9GHz single-core boost. Common in late-2019 and 2020 laptops, it still holds up for browsing and office work but falls well behind current low-power chips in sustained multi-core tasks.
Pros
- Fast 4.9GHz single-core boost keeps everyday tasks responsive
- Hyper-Threading gives 8 threads from 4 cores for multitasking
- Broad memory support (DDR4, LPDDR3, LPDDR4)
- Found in a huge range of affordable 2019-2020 laptops
Cons
- Only four cores, well behind 6-8 core budget chips sold today
- 24-EU UHD Graphics is entry-level even for its era
- 14nm process leaves it well behind current efficiency
- Sustained multi-core clocks drop quickly in thin chassis
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-10510U
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 25 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 1.8 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics (24 EU)
- iGPU clock
- 1,150 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
- Max memory
- 64 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,558Bottom 11%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,376Bottom 7%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,142Bottom 12%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 3,866Bottom 10%
- PassMark
- 6,336Bottom 12%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 389Bottom 8%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-10510U good in 2026?
The Intel Core i7-10510U earns an Inno Score of 37.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. A 15W ultrabook chip from Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-U family, with four Hyper-Threaded cores and a high 4.9GHz single-core boost. Common in late-2019 and 2020 laptops, it still holds up for browsing and office work but falls well behind current low-power chips in sustained multi-core tasks.
Does the Intel Core i7-10510U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 6,336 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier D of our CPU tier checker: legacy Core i7 and budget chips, slower than recent Core i5 chips such as the i5-1235U. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-10510U?
Cores: 4 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-10510U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i3-N305, Intel Core i7-10750H, Intel Core i7-8550U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
