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Intel Core i7-10710U
The highest-core-count 15W chip of Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-U line, packing six Hyper-Threaded cores into thin ultrabooks such as the Dell XPS 13. Multi-core work benefits from the extra cores, but the low 1.1GHz base clock means sustained performance depends heavily on how well a laptop's chassis can cool it.
Pros
- Six cores and twelve threads, the most of any 15W 10th-gen U-series chip
- High 4.7GHz single-core boost for bursty tasks
- 12MB of L3 cache, more than the quad-core U-series parts
- Used in well-regarded thin-and-light laptops of its generation
Cons
- Low 1.1GHz base clock limits sustained performance in poorly cooled laptops
- 24-EU UHD Graphics is basic even by its era's standards
- Six cores in a 15W envelope throttle quickly under sustained load
- Superseded by far more efficient 8-core budget chips since
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i7-10710U
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 25 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 12
- Base clock
- 1.1 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 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)
- 1,247Bottom 5%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 2,847Bottom 3%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 863Bottom 5%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 4,079Bottom 11%
- PassMark
- 9,136Bottom 15%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 389Bottom 8%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-10710U good in 2026?
The Intel Core i7-10710U earns an Inno Score of 35.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The highest-core-count 15W chip of Intel's 10th-generation Comet Lake-U line, packing six Hyper-Threaded cores into thin ultrabooks such as the Dell XPS 13. Multi-core work benefits from the extra cores, but the low 1.1GHz base clock means sustained performance depends heavily on how well a laptop's chassis can cool it.
Does the Intel Core i7-10710U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 9,136 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier C of our CPU tier checker: older or low-power Core i7, and many recent Core i5 chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i7-10710U?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 12 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i7-10710U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel Core i7-8550U, Intel Processor N250 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
