Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Core i5-10500

Processor comparisons 24-03-2021

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Core i5-10500 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, 7zip, Furmark, Blender, Blender, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, RealBench.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10500 or Intel Core i9-10880H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10880H

54%

Core i5-10500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10880H

54%

Core i5-10500

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	95.4
Valorant	108.9	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	60.7
Apex Legends	102.3	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	81.6	81.3
Overwatch	88.2	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	74.8
DOOM Eternal	54.4	54.2
Warzone	84.9	84.5
Assassin's Creed	91.4	91.0
Valheim	90.3	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 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 i9-10880H

92%

Core i5-10500

61%

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 i9-10880H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10500 as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes 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 find out whether the software 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 are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1506	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	469	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3372	3392
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1052	1082
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10194	8209

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

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	2804	2743
Multi-Core	15355	13414

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

	Intel Core i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1250	1196
Multi-Core	7637	7233

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, 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, 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 i9-10880H	Intel Core i5-10500
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1200
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	10
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	16 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 i5-10500 is 25% better than Core i9-10880H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10880H has 2 more core than Core i5-10500. 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 i9-10880H is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-10880H and Intel Core i5-10500 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-10880H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10880H specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.