Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-7442EQ

Processor comparisons   18-01-2022
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-7442EQ and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Blender, RealBench, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, SuperPi, Blender, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7442EQ 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 i5-7442EQ

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i5-7442EQ

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	91.4
Valorant	103.3	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.2
Apex Legends	97.1	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	77.9
Overwatch	83.7	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.7	51.9
Warzone	80.6	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.8	87.3
Valheim	85.7	86.2

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i5-7442EQ

127%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i5-7442EQ since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 25W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program 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 run, 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 i5-7442EQ
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	130
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	520	504
Cinbench 20 Single-core	277	272
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1040	1028
Cinbench 23 Single-core	758	722
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2713	2747

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Single-Core	2086	1800
Multi-Core	4932	4848

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Single-Core	1049	958
Multi-Core	2853	3360

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 later the processor is released, 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	March 07, 2017
Type	Laptop	Embedded
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	FCBGA1440
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	7
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	2.9 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	4
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	25 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	16 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	6 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 i5-7442EQ is 52% 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: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7442EQ is better: 16
Although it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-10210Y and Intel Core i5-7442EQ before deciding which processor 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 i5-7442EQ - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-7442EQ specs and review.