Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-8250U

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 comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-10210Y vs Intel Core i5-8250U and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like SuperPi, Furmark, RealBench, PassMark, Prime95, AIDA64, 3DMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, WPrime, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10210Y

51%

Core i5-8250U

52%

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 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: Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	91.6
Valorant	103.3	104.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.3
Apex Legends	97.1	97.8
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	78.0
Overwatch	83.7	84.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	71.8
DOOM Eternal	51.7	52.0
Warzone	80.6	81.2
Assassin's Creed	86.8	87.4
Valheim	85.7	86.4

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 i5-8250U

199%

To make a final 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 i5-8250U since it has less power consumption: 7W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 i5-8250U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	137	157
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	520	549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	277	348
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1040	1509
Cinbench 23 Single-core	758	897
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2713	3118

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-8250U
Single-Core	2086	1990
Multi-Core	4932	6011

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

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-8250U
Single-Core	1049	896
Multi-Core	2853	3494

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-10210Y	Intel Core i5-8250U
Announcement date	January 01, 2020	April 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Amber Lake Y	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	8
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	1640 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	15 W
Memory type	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 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 i5-8250U is 37% 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: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8250U is better: 23
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-10210Y and Intel Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U specs and review.