What is the Intel Core i5 10th Generation?
The Intel Core i5 10th Generation is a processor family from Intel's Core i5 series. Comet Lake is the name of this 10th-generation Core processor family. Intel manufactures these processors on its third 14 nm Skylake process revision. The family succeeds the Whiskey Lake U-series mobile processors and the Coffee Lake desktop processors.
Key Specifications
As a reference point, the Intel Core i5-10400 is a 10th-generation Core i5 processor. It has 6 cores with a standard clock of 2.90 GHz and a maximum turbo clock of 4.30 GHz. It has 12 MB of Intel Smart Cache. It supports Hyperthreading, which presents its 6 physical cores as 12 threads.
Use Cases
Core i5 processors suit general computing, office work, multitasking and light-to-medium workloads. Industrial and embedded systems use them for machine control, data logging and display interfaces.
Core i5 Generations Compared
| Feature | 10th Gen Core i5 (Comet Lake) | Core i5 in Thinvent Range (12th/13th/14th Gen) |
|---|---|---|
| Example model | Core i5-10400 | Core i5-1240P, Core i5-1335U, Core 5 120U |
| Cores (listed in Thinvent range) | 6 (i5-10400) | 10 to 12 |
| Max frequency (listed in Thinvent range) | 4.30 GHz (i5-10400) | 4.4 to 5.0 GHz |
| Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
The Thinvent range does not include a 10th-generation Core i5 processor. It includes 12th-, 13th- and 14th-generation Core i5 processors, listed below.
Thinvent Products with Core i5 Processors
Thinvent has Core i5 processors in the Industrial PC IPC5, the Aero Mini PC and the 15" Industrial Panel PC. The Industrial PC IPC5 is available with the Core i5-1240P or Core i5-1335U. The Aero Mini PC is available with the Core i5-1335U or Core 5 120U. The 15" Industrial Panel PC uses the Core i5-1335U. Memory options are 16GB or 32GB DDR4, and storage options are 512GB or 1TB SSD.
