Xeon W-10885M vs i9-10940XE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated770
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorMobile workstation
Seriesno dataComet Lake
Power efficiencyno data20.85
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-X (2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date19 October 2019 (5 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket2066FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2019 13 May 2020
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 45 Watt

i9-10940XE has 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

Xeon W-10885M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-10940XE and Xeon W-10885M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i9-10940XE is a desktop processor while Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation one.


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