i9-10880H vs i5-6300U

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6300U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.03
Core i9-10880H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.22
+354%

Core i9-10880H outperforms Core i5-6300U by a whopping 354% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1901828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency12.8119.39
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1356FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H. 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++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 520Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6300U and Core i9-10880H.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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.

i5-6300U 2.03
i9-10880H 9.22
+354%

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.

i5-6300U 3232
i9-10880H 14642
+353%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i5-6300U 307
i9-10880H 1791
+483%

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.

i5-6300U 122
i9-10880H 213
+74.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.03 9.22
Integrated graphics card 2.15 3.09
Recency 1 September 2015 2 April 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i5-6300U has 200% lower power consumption.

i9-10880H, on the other hand, has a 354.2% higher aggregate performance score, 43.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i9-10880H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6300U in performance tests.


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