i5-11500 vs i7-10510Y

Place in the ranking	1721	720
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Comet Lake	no data
Power efficiency	28.18	15.86
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-Y (2019)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	21 August 2019 (5 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	UTFCBGA1377	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	33.33 GB/s	50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory	16 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	24	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840 x 2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840 x 2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	10	20

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.

i7-10510Y 2.68

i5-11500 10.89
+306%

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.

i7-10510Y 4250

i5-11500 17306
+307%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.68	10.89
Integrated graphics card	5.58	4.50
Recency	21 August 2019	16 March 2021
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	65 Watt

i7-10510Y has 24% faster integrated GPU, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

i5-11500, on the other hand, has a 306.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-11500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10510Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-10510Y is a notebook processor while Core i5-11500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-10510Y and Core i5-11500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.