Intel Core i7-11390H vs Intel Core i5-10500

Processor comparisons   26-06-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-11390H vs Intel Core i5-10500 and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like RealBench, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, Blender, PCMark 10, 7zip, MATLAB, Gears 5, SuperPi, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10500 or Intel Core i7-11390H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-11390H

54%

Core i5-10500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-11390H

53%

Core i5-10500

54%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.7	95.4
Valorant	107.6	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.2	60.7
Apex Legends	101.1	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	80.7	81.3
Overwatch	87.1	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.2	74.8
DOOM Eternal	53.8	54.2
Warzone	83.9	84.5
Assassin's Creed	90.4	91.0
Valheim	89.3	90.0

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 i7-11390H

201%

Core i5-10500

61%

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 i7-11390H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10500 since it has less power consumption: 30W vs. 65W. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 i7-11390H	Intel Core i5-10500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	128	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1221	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	298	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2737	3392
Cinbench 23 Single-core	777	1082
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7242	8209

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

	Intel Core i7-11390H	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1735	2743
Multi-Core	13214	13414

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

	Intel Core i7-11390H	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1813	1196
Multi-Core	6541	7233

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-11390H	Intel Core i5-10500
Announcement date	April 20, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCLGA1200
Core name	Tiger Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.4 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1990 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	30 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-11390H is 8% better than Core i5-10500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10500 has 2 more core than Core i7-11390H. 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 i7-11390H is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 26
Although 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. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-11390H and Intel Core i5-10500 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-11390H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-11390H specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.