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Intel Core i5 1235U vs i5 10210U

43 out of 100
Intel Core i5 1235U
VS
27 out of 100
Intel Core i5 10210U
Intel Core i5 1235U
Intel Core i5 10210U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 1235U with 10-cores against the 1.6 GHz i5 10210U with 4-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 10210U and 1235U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 1235U
  • More powerful Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) integrated graphics: 1.5 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 62% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2089 vs 1286 points
  • Newer - released 2 years and 6 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 1235U
vs
Core i5 10210U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 400 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 1046 -
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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 i5 1235U +62%
2089
Core i5 10210U
1286
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1235U +99%
6362
Core i5 10210U
3195
File compression 448.4 MB/sec 275.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 24.1 Klines/sec 14.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 156 pages/sec 79.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 128.9 Mpixels/sec 100.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.3 pages/sec 118.3 pages/sec
Background blur 34.7 images/sec 17.9 images/sec
Photo processing 54.1 images/sec 34.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.5 Mpixels/sec 4.44 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 545 & 981 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 1235U +45%
3051
Core i5 10210U
2109
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 1235U +105%
12449
Core i5 10210U
6059
Integer math 47.4 GOps/sec 22.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.4 GOps/sec 13.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 534M Primes/sec 18M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.6M Strings/sec 10.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 9 GBytes/sec 2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 143.4 MBytes/sec 79.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 649 Frames/sec 406 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.9B Matrices/sec 5.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8323 & 7049 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 1235U +107%
80.33
Core i5 10210U
38.84

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.5 PPW 9.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 424.1 PPW 213 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 829.9 PPW 403.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.36 PPW 2.59 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
Intel Core i5 1235U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (zoetje)Cinebench 2026400 / 1046
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-09 (Jubayer)Cinebench 202486 / 393
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (TASIN AMIR)Geekbench 6 CPU2191 / 7204
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 -> samueltailsGeekbench 6 CPU2147 / 6050
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-13 (sauron269)Cinebench 202498 / 368
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Intel Core i5 10210U
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-17 (Gamcoaster)Cinebench 202450 / 140
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 1235U and i5 10210U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released February 23, 2022 August 21, 2019
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Model number i5-1235U i5-10210U
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) UHD Graphics 620
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U -
Intel CPU rating (#199th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 4
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 13x 16x
Bus Bandwidth - 4 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 15 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W -
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1528
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 640 192
TMUs 40 24
ROPs 20 3
Execution Units 80 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 1235U +275%
1.5 TFLOPS
Core i5 10210U
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 620 compared to Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267		 - DDR4-2666
- LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 41.66 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 1235U official page Intel Core i5 10210U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

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