Intel Core i3-10100T vs Intel Core i7-5700HQ

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i3 4 core CPU vs Intel 5th Generation Core i7 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2795 points
1% slightly better overall score
2748 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4716 points
3% slightly better gaming score
4553 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2245 points
1% slightly better multitasking score
2217 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2160 points
1% slightly better heavy workload score
2125 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

57.48 points
3% slightly higher Blender score
55.31 points
Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4048 points
25% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
3230 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1273 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
1113 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3698 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
3227 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1265 points
15% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
1100 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
Identical
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
Identical
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3 GHz
11% slightly higher clock speed
2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.8 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed
3.5 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
34% slightly lower TDP
47 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
Identical
16

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
300% significantly more supported memory
32 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

580th of 1,107
589th of 1,107

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i3
5th Generation Core i7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2020 May
2015 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR3-1600

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i3-10100T vs Core i7-5700HQ comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i3-10100T is faster than the Core i7-5700HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-5700HQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core i3-10100T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5700HQ. Also, the Core i3-10100T has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-10100T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-5700HQ CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-10100T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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