Intel Core i5-10300H socket: BGA 1440

What the Core i5-10300H is

The Core i5-10300H is a four core, eight thread Comet Lake-H laptop processor. It arrived in September 2020 with a 2.5 GHz base and up to 4.5 GHz boost for mainstream gaming bodies. It sits between the 10200H below and the 10400H above in sustained clocks.

Eight megabytes of Smart Cache feed browsing, coding and 1080p gaming with a discrete card. The 45 W rating needs dual fans for long play, though office work sips far less. Battery runtime on wall style H laptops stays short by design.

Integrated UHD Graphics handle desktop and video when the discrete GPU idles. Mux designs switch fully to the discrete card for lower latency. Four cores with eight threads cover school and office plus evening play in one machine.

Socket and motherboard compatibility

The 10300H solders to BGA 1440 with board specific memory and power. There is no retail board or socket upgrade. Laptop vendors validate thermals for the 45 W class with shared heat pipes to the GPU.

Chipset companions are HM470 and QM480 for consumer and business lines. SODIMM slots allow memory growth where the maker leaves them accessible. The LGA, PGA and BGA: CPU package types explained guide explains soldered trade offs for buyers choosing between H and U series.

LGA 1200 desktop parts with similar names do not interchange. The mobile power delivery and ball map are unique to BGA 1440.

Memory, PCIe and cooling

DDR4-2933 in two channels up to 128 GB is the laptop standard. Factory 8 GB single channel builds gain clearly from a second matched stick. Makers sometimes solder one channel for thinness, so check service manuals before purchase.

PCIe 3.0 x16 from the CPU serves the discrete GPU and fast SSD. Entry gaming pairs this i5 with GTX 1650 class graphics and a 512 GB NVMe drive. Chipset lanes add Wi-Fi, audio and extra storage.

Cooling design is 45 W with 35 W down tuning for thin models. Dust filters and elevated rear feet help sustained boost. No retail cooler pattern exists for soldered mobile.

Upgrade paths

No CPU replacement exists on BGA 1440. Add memory, add NVMe capacity and refresh thermal paste through service to extend life. External GPUs over Thunderbolt help only where the laptop wires it, which many budget H bodies omit.

A new laptop with a 6-core H chip such as the Intel Core i7-10750H lifts editing and compilation. Moving to BGA 1744 brings hybrid cores and newer media engines in current chassis.