Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i7-10810U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core i7-10810U and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like PassMark, 3DMark, 7zip, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, MATLAB, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Prime95, Furmark, RealBench, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10810U or Intel Core i5-9500.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-9500

53%

Core i7-10810U

52%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-9500 is 1% better than Core i7-10810U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9500

53%

Core i7-10810U

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.9	92.9
Valorant	106.8	105.5
Cyberpunk 2077	59.8	59.1
Apex Legends	100.4	99.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.1	79.2
Overwatch	86.5	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.7	72.8
DOOM Eternal	53.4	52.8
Warzone	83.3	82.3
Assassin's Creed	89.7	88.7
Valheim	88.6	87.6

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-9500

66%

Core i7-10810U

233%

To make a finishing choice 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 i7-10810U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9500 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn 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. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i5-9500	Intel Core i7-10810U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	187
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1016	932
Cinbench 20 Single-core	522	436
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1861	2114
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1338	1138
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5892	5670

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

	Intel Core i5-9500	Intel Core i7-10810U
Single-Core	2578	2448
Multi-Core	9895	9130

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

	Intel Core i5-9500	Intel Core i7-10810U
Single-Core	1289	1049
Multi-Core	5830	4781

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-9500	Intel Core i7-10810U
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1528
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1.1 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	6	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	9 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 i5-9500 is 63% better than Core i7-10810U 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 i5-9500 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10810U is better: 9
All the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-9500 and Intel Core i7-10810U before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-9500 - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-9500 specs and review.

Intel Core i7-10810U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-10810U specs and review.