Intel Core i7 8650U vs i7 10610U
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We compared two 4-core laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core i7 8650U against the 0.8-2.3 GHz i7 10610U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i7 10610U
- Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- Newer - released 2 years and 9 months later
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- Around 8.3 GB/s (22%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 304.7 MB/sec | 241.3 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 18 Klines/sec | 22.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 87.7 pages/sec | 77.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 112.1 Mpixels/sec | 117.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 116.4 pages/sec | 142.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 18.6 images/sec | 22.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 40.5 images/sec | 33 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.5 Mpixels/sec | 6.38 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 22 GOps/sec | 24 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 13.3 GOps/sec | 14.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 22M Primes/sec | 23M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 10.5M Strings/sec | 11.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 2.1 GBytes/sec | 2.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 78.7 MBytes/sec | 82.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 472 Frames/sec | 490 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 5B Matrices/sec | 5.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 13.5 PPW | 8.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 232.7 PPW | 149.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 412.5 PPW | 262 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.05 PPW | 1.79 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 8650U and i7 10610UGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | August 21, 2017 | May 13, 2020 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | - | Comet Lake |
| Model number | i7-8650U | i7-10610U |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 620 | UHD Graphics 620 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.9 GHz | 0.8-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 19x | 8-23x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 15 W | 10-25 W (configurable) |
| Socket | BGA-1356 | BGA-1528 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1150 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 192 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
| ROPs | 3 | 3 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2400 - LPDDR3-2133 |
- DDR4-2666 - LPDDR3-2133 - LPDDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 37.5 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i7 8650U official page | Intel Core i7 10610U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 16 |
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