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Intel Core 5 220U vs Core 5 210H

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Intel Core 5 220U
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core 5 210H
Intel Core 5 220U
Intel Core 5 210H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.4 GHz Intel Core 5 220U with 10-cores against the 2.2 GHz Core 5 210H with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 210H and 220U
Advantages of Intel Core 5 220U
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core 5 210H
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core 5 220U
vs
Core 5 210H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Core 5 220U +1%
108
Core 5 210H
107
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Core 5 220U
423
Core 5 210H +36%
575
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core 5 220U
2422
Core 5 210H +1%
2449
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core 5 220U
7735
Core 5 210H +16%
8938
File compression - 727.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 73.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 210 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 256.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 250.1 pages/sec
Background blur - 48.8 images/sec
Photo processing - 77.7 images/sec
Ray tracing - 16.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core 5 220U
3248
Core 5 210H +9%
3525
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core 5 220U
14276
Core 5 210H +27%
18167
Integer math 48.3 GOps/sec 61.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 33.7 GOps/sec 44.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 50M Primes/sec 53M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 18M Strings/sec 23.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9.9 GBytes/sec 12.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 156.9 MBytes/sec 216.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 904 Frames/sec 1030 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 9B Matrices/sec 13.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 50 & 1108 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 28.2 PPW 12.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 515.7 PPW 198.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 951.7 PPW 403.7 PPW
Blender / Watt - 2.9 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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Intel Core 5 210H
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-27 (Sathish)Cinebench 2024105 / 585
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-01 -> drspaceloveGeekbench 6 CPU2360 / 8806
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core 5 220U and Core 5 210H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 December 18, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 220U 210H
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 230
Intel CPU rating (158th and 147th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 8
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 14x 22x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 115 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 640 384
TMUs 40 24
ROPs 20 12
Execution Units 80 48
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core 5 220U +55%
1.7 TFLOPS
Core 5 210H
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR5x-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core 5 220U official page Intel Core 5 210H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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