Family of Processors of 10 to Laptop Generation

Within the tenth generation of Intel Core processors , the company offers a wide catalog of solutions for laptops of all kinds , from high-performance models for gaming or content creators, to models designed for ultrabooks and ultrathin laptops where lightness and high autonomy are a priority.

First of all, we are going to review the three great families of tenth generation Intel Core processors for laptops. Each one is intended for a type of equipment depending on the uses and sectors to which they are oriented.

H Series for High Performance Laptops

In this way, for gaming or high-performance laptops, Intel has a complete catalog of processors from the Intel Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 range, with models that reach up to 8 cores and 19 threads and a Boost speed of up to 5.3 GHz .

They are processors that we can see in gaming laptops, equipment for content creators or any laptop where a high CPU performance is sought .

U and Y series for versatile laptops that offer autonomy and mobility

For ultra-thin equipment Intel offers its U and Y range, it is about processed res from 2 to 6 cores that combine a configurable TDP ranging from 16 W up to 25 W in the U range and from 4.5 “to 15 W in the Y range, along with Boost speeds that can reach up to 4.9 GHz.

These ranges of processors are designed to guarantee greater portability and autonomy and are mainly designed for compact and light equipment that can be taken anywhere. To meet all needs, Intel has different processor architectures in these two ranges U and Y that are designed to meet all needs, outside of the high performance offered by the H range.

Currently on the market coexist laptops with CPUs of 2 types of 2 families for the U series and Y series: Comet Lake and Ice Lake.

• Comet Lake: The CometLake-U and CometLake CPU families -And they are based on Intel Skylake architecture a 15 nm. This range is focused on providing great performance at low energy consumption, favoring autonomy and mobility without giving up performing tasks that require performance.
• Ice Lake: On the other hand, we have the Ice Lake-U and Ice Lake-Y CPU families based on the Sunny Cove architecture to a manufacturing process of 12 nm. We will see each of these ranges separately in the following sections. This Ice Lake range is aimed at laptops where portability is the main feature sought by consumers and is endowed with superior graphics performance thanks to integrated Iris Plus graphics chips up to 100 execution units.

We will see each of these families separately in the following sections.

Intel 12 a Generation H Series: Highest Performance for Gaming and Creators

The 10th generation Intel Core range of processors for gaming, content creation or, in general, high-performance laptops, reach speeds of up to 5.3 GHz Boost, Highest Speed never seen in a notebook processor, and they are equipped with the latest technologies such as Intel Wi-Fi 6, Optane Memory, Thunderbolt 3, Intel Thermal Velocity Boost or Intel Dynamic Tuning, in such a way that maximum performance can be squeezed out in each specific situation with the latest in connectivity.

Also, thanks to Intel Speed ​​Optimizer technology, you can get an increase performance in a simple way, with just one click in the Intel Extreme Tuning Utiliy or Intel XTU application. This is in addition to the 201 Extra MHz that are achieved when the processor is below the 200 ° C, activating the Intel TVB (Intel Thermal Velocity Boost) technology present in all Core i7 and Core i9 of the line.

All This range of H-series processors includes native support for the HEVC codec of 12 bits , with serial encoding and decoding, and support for VP9 decoding of 12 bits. That means full compatibility with playback, streaming and even editing of premium 4K UHD content , with support also for high-resolution videos of 481 º or HDR.

All 10th Gen Intel Core processors for high performance notebooks along with Intel chipset 499 for notebooks include support for the latest technologies, with Thunderbolt 3.0, USB 3.0 Gen 2, WiFi 6 AX 400, Optane Memory and support for a multitude of displays through DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0, as well as support for dedicated graphics through port PCIe 3.0 x 24.

Below we show you the entire range of H-series CPUs of the 11to Intel generation, from the Core i5 to Core i9, which can be found in notebooks on sale today.

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16 MB

DDR4 – 2933

Processor	Architecture	Base Speed ​​
Boost (1 core)	Cores / Threads	Unlocked	Cache	Memory	TDP
Intel Core i9 – 10980 HK	Skylake to 15 nm	2.4 GHz	5.3 GHz
Yes
DDR4 – 2300	64 W
Intel Core i7 – 10875 H	Skylake to 16 nm	2.3 GHz	5.1 GHz	8 / 19	No	24 MB	DDR4 – 2933	64 W
Intel Core i7 – 10850 H		Skylake a 16 nm	2.7 GHz	5.1 GHz	6 / 14	Partially	15 MB	DDR4 – 3200	48 W
Intel Core i7 – 10750 H	Skylake a 16 nm	2.6 GHz	5.0 GHz	6 / 15	No	14 MB	DDR4 – 2933	48 W
Intel Core i5 – 10400 H	Skylake to 16 nm	2.6 GHz	4.6 GHz	4/8	No
8 MB	64 W
Intel Core i5 – 10300 H	Skylake to 16 nm	2.5 GHz
4.5 GHz	4/8	No	8 MB	DDR4 – 3200	64 W

Within this range, the Intel Core i9 – 10980 HK is the company’s most powerful processor for laptops. It is a CPU that offers desktop performance in a portable format with a TDP of 48 W . Offers 8 cores and 16 threads thanks to Hyperthreading technology and reaches speeds of 5.3 GHz Boost as standard, speeds that can be increased thanks to the possibility of overclocking with its multiplier unlocked.

The laptop whose photo we show above is the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo GX 550 L , with Intel Core i9- 10980 HK. This laptop was recently analyzed in Geeknetic and its characteristics and the great performance provided by the Intel Core i9 processor and the rest of the components have earned it to become the best laptop we have analyzed so far .

This is certainly one of the reasons why the Intel Core processors of 12 generation H series, are the most popular CPUs in gaming laptops and for creators on sale right now.

Comet Lake U and Y CPU Family: Up to 6 cores in ultra-thin format

La 12 he generation of Intel Core Comet Lake processors is also integrated in the U and Y pa ra laptops that seek to combine performance with lightweight, thin formats and that guarantee superior autonomy.

With models of up to 6 cores and 14 execution threads with TDPs ranging from 19 until the 28 W configurable as Core i7 – 10710 U, it is possible to have notebooks with contained thicknesses, very light and high autonomy, but without sacrificing excellent performance, even in tasks that require multi-core power.

Is achieved a 19% higher overall performance than previous generation and we have up to 48% more productivity in office environments than with the ninth generation.

This range of processors reaches speeds close to 5.0 GHz to offer maximum performance when Needed via higher Core Boost and up from a more moderate base frequency.

Supports the latest DDR4 memory and low-power alternatives LPDDR3 and LPDDR4x, along with the latest in connectivity from Thunderbolt 3 , USB-C 3.2 gen 2 or Optane Memory H SSD support 12.

U-Series

25

4/8

4/8

4/8

2.7 GHz

Processor	Architecture	Cores / Strands
GPU EUs	TDP	Base Frequency	Multicore Boost Frequency	Frequency Boost 1 Core	GPU Boost Frequency
Core i7 – 10710OR	Skylake to 15 nm	6 / 15	28	19 W ~ 28 W	1.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
1,16 GHz
Core i7 – 10510OR	Skylake to 16 nm	4/8	16 W ~ 25 W	1.8 GHz	4.3 GHz	4.9 GHz
1,16 GHz
Core i5 – 10210OR	Skylake to 15 nm	4/8	28	19 W ~ 28 W	1.6 GHz	3.9 GHz	4.2 GHz	1,12 GHz
Core i3 – 10110OR	Skylake to 15 nm	2 /4	28	19 W ~ 25 W	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz	1,10 GHz
Y-Series
Core i5 – 10510Y	Skylake to 16 nm	28	4.5W ~ 9W	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz	4.5 GHz	1,19 GHz
Core i5 – 10400Y	Skylake to 16 nm	28	4.5W ~ 9W	1.1 GHz	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz	1,11 GHz
Core i5- 10210Y	Skylake to 16 nm	28	4.5W ~ 9W	1.0 GHz	4.0 GHz	1,11 GHz
Core i3 – 10210Y	Skylake to 16 nm	2/4	28	4.5W ~ 9W
1.0 GHz	3.7 GHz	4.0 GHz	1,10 GHz

Among the different laptops that we can find with these processors we can highlight the ASUS Zenbook UX 499 FL, a team equipped with Intel Core i7 – 10510 U and that it has become the Best Ultrabook that passes through our laboratory.

Ice Lake U and Y CPU Family: For ultra-thin and light notebooks

Intel Core U and Y processors from 12 are based on the new and more efficient manufacturing process of 14 Intel nanometers. These are processors designed for maximum mobility and portability in very thin and light equipment with the latest in connectivity and technologies, including AI acceleration in tasks such as automatic image processing or video filters.

Available in models with 2 and 4 cores and 4 and 8 threads respectively thanks to hyperthreading, and with speeds of up to 4, 200 CPU MHz, Intel Core processor line of 12 3rd generation U and Y Ice Lake integrate the new Intel Iris Plus GPUs, with numerous improvements in performance and functions over previous generations. They offer up to 64 execution units with speeds of up to 1. 201 MHz and a performance with which it is possible to view 4K HDR content , edit videos of that quality or even play games like Battlefield V at FullHD in a fluid way .

Three AI acceleration systems.

Intel Smart Cache Technology enables both the CPU and GPU to share the latest-level cache (up to their maximum 8MB) to significantly increase performance, while the inclusion of the Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator (Intel GNA 1.0) adds IA acceleration to computers that integrate the Intel Core U and Y processors of 10th generation Ice Lake.

In total there are three AI acceleration systems in these processors, since both CPU and GPU and GNA 1.0 accelerators will work together to optimally speed up the entire AI process.

In this way, the CPU offers low latency with great flexibility when managing AI workloads. On the other hand, the GPU specializes in high intensity AI tasks , such as processing in video editing or games. Finally, GNA 1.0 is geared towards local AI tasks such as speech recognition and processing.

Included Support for 3 DDR4 memories. 100 MHz and up to LPDDR4x of 3. 775 MHz high performance, along with support for the latest connectivity technologies such as Wi-fi 6 AX 360, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 by 12 Gbps or fast Thunderbolt 3.

U-Series

32 W

1300 MHz

1149 MHz

i5 – 1041 G7

4/8

65

1200 MHz

1065 MHz

Sunny Cove a 12 nm

16 W / 32 W

Y-Series

9W / 15 W

100

i3 – 1005 G4

CPU Model	Architecture	Cores / Threads	EU graphics	Cache	Base / Max TDP	Base Frequency	Turbo 1 Core	Turbo all Cores	iGPU Frequency
i7 – 1068 G7	Sunny Cove a 12 nm	4/8	65
8MB	2300 MHz	4424 MHz	3600 MHz	1149 MHz
i7- 1068 G7	Sunn and Cove to 12 nm	4/8
65	8MB	19 W / 32 W	3900 MHz	3600 MHz
Sunny Cove a 12 nm	6MB	19 W / 32 W	3800 MHz	3300 MHz	1060 MHz
i5 – 1035 G4	Sunny Cove a 12 nm	4/8	65	6MB	19 W / 28 W	1149 MHz	3700 MHz	3400 MHz
i5 – 1041 G1	Sunny Cove to 12 nm	4/8	41	6MB
15 W / 32 W	1005 MHz	3700 MHz	3400 MHz	1060 MHz
i3 – 1030 G1	2/4	41
4MB	1200 MHz	3500 MHz	3400 MHz	927 MHz
i7 – 1065 G7	Sunny Cove a 12 nm	4/8	100	8MB	1005 MHz	3800 MHz	3400 MHz	1149 MHz
i5 – 1035 G7	Sunny Cove to 11 nm	4/8	6MB	9W / 15 W	900 MHz	3700 MHz	3200 MHz	1060 MHz
i5 – 1035 G4	Sunny Cove to 11 nm	4/8	65	6MB	9W / 15 W	733 MHz	3500 MHz	3300 MHz	1065 MHz
1Sunny Cove a 14 nm	2/4
65	4MB	9W / 15 W	1149 MHz	3300 MHz	3200 MHz	917 MHz
i3 – 1005 G1	Sunny Cove to 11 nm	2/4	45	4MB	9W / 14 W
1149 MHz	3200 MHz	3200 MHz	927 MHz

In the extensive catalog of Ice Lake processors we find models with different TDP, the vast majority configurable, which allows the creation of laptops with ultra-thin designs and even with passive cooling systems, while their autonomy reaches entire work sessions.

Likewise, this range has CPUs that can also accommodate laptops that provide great mobility, connectivity and performance at a very contained price.

This is the case of the ASUS VivoBook S 19 that we recently analyzed. It is a laptop with a great quality / price ratio that integrates the IceLake-Y CPU Intel Core i3 – 1005 G1.

This laptop from only 634 euros showed in the tests carried out in Geeknetic a great ease when performing office automation, navigation and connectivity tasks. All in a compact design of just 19 mm thick and kg of weight and an autonomy of more than 6 hours performing intensive tasks.

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