Intel Core i7-10700T vs Intel Core i5-11260H

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i7 8 core CPU vs Intel 11th Generation Core i5 6 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

5467 points
18% slightly better overall score
4599 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7011 points
5% slightly better gaming score
6626 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

4964 points
24% slightly better multitasking score
3989 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4832 points
25% slightly better heavy workload score
3862 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

111.67 points
1% slightly higher Blender score
110.00 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

5641 points
6055 points
7% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1421 points
1732 points
21% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
33% slightly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
33% slightly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2 GHz
2.6 GHz
30% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.5 GHz
2% slightly higher turbo speed
4.4 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W
28% slightly lower TDP
45 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

16
20
25% slightly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB
Identical
128 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

297th of 1,089
381st of 1,089

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i7
11th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2020 May
2021 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2933
-

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-10700T vs Core i5-11260H comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i7-10700T is faster than the Core i5-11260H. Despite this, the Core i5-11260H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-10700T has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i5-11260H that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i5-11260H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-11260H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-10700T. Despite this, the Core i7-10700T has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-10700T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i5-11260H CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-10700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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