Intel Core i7-10510U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

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Games supported 92%

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating10751061
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Comet Lake
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date10 January 2018 (5 years old)1 September 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$409
Current price$674 $1442 (3.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U 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)1
SocketFP5FCBGA1528
Thermal design power (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core i7-10510U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 5.18
i7-10510U 5.33
+2.9%
  • Passmark
  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
  • 3DMark06 CPU
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
  • Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
  • Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

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.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Ryzen 5 2500U 6525
i7-10510U 6721
+3%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Ryzen 5 2500U 820
i7-10510U 958
+16.8%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 17% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Ryzen 5 2500U 2318
i7-10510U 2964
+27.9%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 28% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 2500U 4411
i7-10510U 7268
+64.8%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 65% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 2500U 15684
i7-10510U 25882
+65%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 65% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 2500U 4828
i7-10510U 6125
+26.9%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 27% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 2500U 7
i7-10510U 7
+0.8%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 1% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 2500U 609
i7-10510U 678
+11.3%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 11% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 2500U 137
i7-10510U 182
+32.8%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 33% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 2500U 1.6
i7-10510U 2
+22.6%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 23% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 6%

Ryzen 5 2500U 11301
i7-10510U 16790
+48.6%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 49% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 6%

Ryzen 5 2500U 3383
i7-10510U 4427
+30.9%

Core i7-10510U outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by 31% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 5.18 5.33
Recency 10 January 2018 1 September 2019
Boost clock speed 3600 4900
Base clock speed 0 1800

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Competitors of Ryzen 5 2500U by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 2500U from Intel is Core i7-6700HQ, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Ryzen 5 2500U 100

Competitors of Core i7-10510U by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-10510U by AMD is Ryzen 7 3780U, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-10510U:

Ryzen 7 2700U 103.38
Ryzen 5 3450U 101.13
Ryzen 7 3780U 100.19
Core i7-10510U 100

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