Intel Core i7-9700 vs Intel Core i5-10500

Intel Core i7-9700
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Apr 2019
Intel Core i7-9700
Intel Core i5-10500
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10500
    123%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-10500
    123%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-9700

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10500

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Around 23% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-10500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Cometlake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameCoffee LakevsComet Lake
Release DateApr 2019vsApr 2020

Cores

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
Cores8vs6
Threads8vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsUHD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256K (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs12MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1200
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA14CvsFC-LGA1200
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-9700Intel Core i5-10500
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock4700 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    5640 points
  • Intel Core i5-10500
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-9700
    28800 points
  • Intel Core i5-10500
    26784 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-9700 (simulated)
    203.35
  • Intel Core i5-10500 (simulated)
    250.31

points - higher is better