i5-12500E vs i7-10610U

Place in the ranking	1376	573
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Comet Lake	no data
Power efficiency	15.94	18.97
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1528	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-

Security technologies

Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
Execution Units	24	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

i7-10610U 4.21

i5-12500E 13.03
+210%

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.

i7-10610U 6682

i5-12500E 20699
+210%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.21	13.03
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt

i7-10610U has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-12500E, on the other hand, has a 209.5% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-12500E is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10610U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-10610U is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500E is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-10610U and Core i5-12500E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.