i5-10300H vs i7-9700E

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9700E
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.93
+51%
Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.25

Core i7-9700E outperforms Core i5-10300H by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9521190
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency11.5511.04
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)17 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size180.3 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H 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
Socket1151FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H. 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-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H 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 i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700E and Core i5-10300H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i7-9700E 7.93
+51%
i5-10300H 5.25

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.

i7-9700E 12595
+50.9%
i5-10300H 8344

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-9700E 1552
+12.6%
i5-10300H 1378

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-9700E 6034
+49.7%
i5-10300H 4030

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.93 5.25
Integrated graphics card 3.09 5.58
Recency 23 April 2019 17 September 2020
Physical cores 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i7-9700E has a 51% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-10300H, on the other hand, has 80.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-9700E is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10300H in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-9700E is a desktop processor while Core i5-10300H is a notebook one.


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