i5-10505 vs i5-520E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiencyno data11.24
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)no data
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$210no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MB12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors382 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Ironlake)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 3.09
Recency 7 January 2010 1 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

i5-520E has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10505, on the other hand, has 301.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-520E and Core i5-10505. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-520E is a notebook processor while Core i5-10505 is a desktop one.


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