Core i7-10875H: CPU benchmarks and laptop guide

The Intel Core i7-10875H is Comet Lake-H flagship silicon from 2020 — 8 cores and 16 threads for gaming and workstation laptops, carried by 18 models in the catalog. Measured as a processor it clears the recommended CPU tier in 52 of the 69 games the catalog tracks. This guide covers where the chip sits among laptop CPUs, what it brings, and which laptops carry it.

Where the Core i7-10875H sits in 2026

A catalog score of 66.6 places the chip 108th of 741 scored laptop CPUs — the top sixth of the table. The neighborhood spans generations: the Core i9-13950HX (67.1), U300E (67) and Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U (66.9) just above, the Core i7-1250U (66.6), Core i7-11375H (66.5) and Ryzen 9 4900HS (66.5) just below. Sitting within half a point of a 24-core i9-13950HX shows how well the old 8-core scales in catalog terms — though it takes 45 watts and 14 nm silicon to get there.

What the chip brings

Comet Lake-H gives the chip 8 cores and 16 threads on a 14 nm process, at 2.3 GHz base and up to 4.9 GHz boost in a 45 W H-class envelope. The integrated Intel UHD Graphics handles display duty in this generation. Public benchmark results read 1,524 single-core and 6,588 multi-core on the GeekBench scale, with a PassMark overall score of 14,421 — a multi-thread-leaning profile that suits both game engines and rendering work.

Games: CPU-side readiness

Measured purely as a processor, the chip clears the recommended CPU tier for 52 of 69 cataloged games — including Battlefield 5, Alan Wake 2, Counter-Strike 2, Metro Exodus, PUBG, Black Myth Wukong, Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part 1. The near-misses are the heaviest names: Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, Fortnite, Hogwarts Legacy and Red Dead Redemption 2 sit above minimum but below recommended. Starfield and Helldivers 2 remain beyond it entirely. These verdicts are CPU-only — the laptop's GPU and RAM decide actual playability, and this chip almost always ships alongside serious discrete graphics.

Laptops that carry it

The 18-model roster leans hard into performance: MSI's GE66 and GE76 Raider and GP66 and GP76 Leopard, Alienware's m15 R3 (from $750) and m17 R3 (to $1,027), Acer's Nitro 5 AN515-55 and Predator Helios 300, plus Dell's XPS 15 9500 and the Precision 5550 and 7750 workstations ($541–$628). The laptops built around it typically show a median gaming index of 73, photo and design index of 89.5, performance index of 73.1 and office comfort of 95 — while mobility of 27.5 and portability of 28.7 mark them as desk-first machines.

Bottom line

The Core i7-10875H is one of the strongest used-market values in the catalog: 52 of 69 games cleared at recommended CPU settings, hosts from $541 to $1,027 with genuine gaming and workstation credentials, and multi-thread numbers that still hold up for creative work. The trade-offs are honest ones — a 45 W chip in thick, heavy chassis with modest battery life. For a desk-bound gaming or creator laptop at used prices, it remains easy to recommend.