Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-7300HQ and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like MATLAB, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Blender, PassMark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, Handbrake, SuperPi, 3DMark, RealBench, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7300HQ 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 i5-7300HQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i5-7300HQ

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	91.1
Valorant	103.3	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.0
Apex Legends	97.1	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	77.6
Overwatch	83.7	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.8
Warzone	80.6	80.8
Assassin's Creed	86.8	87.0
Valheim	85.7	85.9

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 comparisons 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. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10210Y

499%

Core i5-7300HQ

66%

To make a finishing 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 i5-7300HQ since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

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

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	143
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	520	541
Cinbench 20 Single-core	277	288
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1040	1083
Cinbench 23 Single-core	758	789
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2713	2824

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	2086	2001
Multi-Core	4932	5134

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Single-Core	1049	900
Multi-Core	2853	3045

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest 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 i5-7300HQ
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	January 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	FCBGA1440
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.5 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2100 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	45 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-7300HQ is 60% better than Core i5-10210Y in terms of CPU frequency. 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7300HQ is better: 24
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-10210Y and Intel Core i5-7300HQ before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 i5-7300HQ specs and review.