Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i7-7500U vs Intel Core i5-10210U and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, 3DMark, RealBench, MATLAB, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, PassMark, Gears 5, Blender, SuperPi, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10210U or Intel Core i7-7500U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i5-10210U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-7500U

51%

Core i5-10210U

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little 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: Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.2
Valorant	102.6	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	58.7
Apex Legends	96.4	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	78.6
Overwatch	83.1	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.3
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.4
Warzone	80.0	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.2	88.0
Valheim	85.1	87.0

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 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 i7-7500U

215%

Core i5-10210U

243%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10210U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-7500U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	376	567
Cinbench 20 Single-core	354	426
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	739	1206
Cinbench 23 Single-core	519	883
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2492	3462

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

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	1956	2254
Multi-Core	3649	6569

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

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	971	1094
Multi-Core	2214	4116

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-7500U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Announcement date	October 01, 2016	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1356	FCBGA1528
Core name	Kaby Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	1700 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max. Memory	32 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	Yes	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 i7-7500U is 40% better than Core i5-10210U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10210U has 2 more core than Core i7-7500U. 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 i7-7500U is better: 1
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210U is better: 30
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-7500U and Intel Core i5-10210U before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i7-7500U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10210U specs and review.