Ultra 7 165H vs i5-10500H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10500H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.05
Core Ultra 7 165H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
16.52
+134%

Core Ultra 7 165H outperforms Core i5-10500H by a whopping 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1006402
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency14.8355.84
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$460

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache153 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2300 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10500H and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-10500H 7.05
Ultra 7 165H 16.52
+134%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-10500H 11202
Ultra 7 165H 26238
+134%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-10500H 1249
Ultra 7 165H 2641
+111%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-10500H 186
Ultra 7 165H 257
+38%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-10500H 6332
Ultra 7 165H 12052
+90.3%

Blender(-)

i5-10500H 386
+56.7%
Ultra 7 165H 246

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-10500H 1206
Ultra 7 165H 1794
+48.8%

7-Zip Single

i5-10500H 4886
Ultra 7 165H 5273
+7.9%

7-Zip

i5-10500H 33445
Ultra 7 165H 56997
+70.4%

WebXPRT 3

i5-10500H 224
Ultra 7 165H 293
+31.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.05 16.52
Integrated graphics card 5.58 18.49
Recency 2 April 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 22
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ultra 7 165H has a 134.3% higher aggregate performance score, 231.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 165H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10500H in performance tests.


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