Xeon W-10885M vs D-1581

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1581
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
8.39
Xeon W-10885M
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.95
+18.6%

Xeon W-10885M outperforms Xeon D-1581 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking899775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerMobile workstation
SeriesIntel Xeon DComet Lake
Power efficiency12.1620.84
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date24 February 2016 (8 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1581 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache1 MB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cache24 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1581 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s45.8 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 Xeon D-1581 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 Xeon D-1581 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 Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2416
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1581 8.39
Xeon W-10885M 9.95
+18.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-1581 13282
Xeon W-10885M 15746
+18.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.39 9.95
Recency 24 February 2016 13 May 2020
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon D-1581 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon W-10885M, on the other hand, has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-10885M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1581 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1581 is a server/workstation processor while Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1581 and Xeon W-10885M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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