Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i3-1000NG4

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i3-1000NG4 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Death Stranding
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Cyberpunk 2077
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-1000NG4 or Intel Core i5-10210Y.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i3-1000NG4

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i3-1000NG4

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	90.5
Valorant	103.3	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	57.6
Apex Legends	97.1	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	77.2
Overwatch	83.7	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.4
Warzone	80.6	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.8	86.4
Valheim	85.7	85.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10210Y

499%

Core i3-1000NG4

407%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10210Y is more energy efficient than the Core i3-1000NG4 since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 9W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	142
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	520	326
Cinbench 20 Single-core	277	348
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1040	612
Cinbench 23 Single-core	758	576
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2713	2236

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Single-Core	2086	1967
Multi-Core	4932	4473

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Single-Core	1049	1099
Multi-Core	2853	2487

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i3-1000NG4
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	July 07, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	BGA1526
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Ice Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	LPDDR4-3733
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-1000NG4 is 9% better than Core i5-10210Y in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10210Y has 2 more core than Core i3-1000NG4. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210Y is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1000NG4 is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-10210Y and Intel Core i3-1000NG4 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-10210Y - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-10210Y specs and review.

Intel Core i3-1000NG4 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-1000NG4 specs and review.