i7-9850HE vs i5-10300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.25
Core i7-9850HE
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.84
+30.3%

Core i7-9850HE outperforms Core i5-10300H by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11901027
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency11.0414.38
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Coffee Lake-HR (2019)
Release date17 September 2020 (4 years ago)June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 630
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-10300H 5.25
i7-9850HE 6.84
+30.3%

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.

i5-10300H 8344
i7-9850HE 10868
+30.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.25 6.84
Integrated graphics card 5.58 3.09
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12

i5-10300H has 80.6% faster integrated GPU.

i7-9850HE, on the other hand, has a 30.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i7-9850HE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10300H in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10300H and Core i7-9850HE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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