i7-11700K vs Xeon W-10885M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-10885M
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.91
Core i7-11700K
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
15.46
+56%

Core i7-11700K outperforms Xeon W-10885M by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking776443
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop processor
SeriesComet LakeIntel Core i7
Power efficiency20.8411.70
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date13 May 2020 (4 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212.1
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-10885M and Core i7-11700K.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 W-10885M 9.91
i7-11700K 15.46
+56%

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 W-10885M 15748
i7-11700K 24561
+56%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-10885M 1653
i7-11700K 2250
+36.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-10885M 7231
i7-11700K 9866
+36.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Xeon W-10885M 7865
i7-11700K 9621
+22.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Xeon W-10885M 44583
i7-11700K 58342
+30.9%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon W-10885M 13490
i7-11700K 16388
+21.5%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Xeon W-10885M 3.6
+33.3%
i7-11700K 4.8

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Xeon W-10885M 18
i7-11700K 26
+40%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Xeon W-10885M 1640
i7-11700K 2299
+40.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Xeon W-10885M 210
i7-11700K 240
+14.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Xeon W-10885M 2.35
i7-11700K 2.87
+22.1%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Xeon W-10885M 10.3
i7-11700K 12.7
+23.3%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Xeon W-10885M 100
i7-11700K 128
+27.9%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Xeon W-10885M 237
i7-11700K 293
+23.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Xeon W-10885M 8378
i7-11700K 10787
+28.7%

Blender(-)

Xeon W-10885M 286
+29.4%
i7-11700K 221

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Xeon W-10885M 1340
i7-11700K 1766
+31.8%

7-Zip Single

Xeon W-10885M 5507
i7-11700K 6157
+11.8%

7-Zip

Xeon W-10885M 45696
i7-11700K 57129
+25%

WebXPRT 3

Xeon W-10885M 229
i7-11700K 254
+10.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.91 15.46
Integrated graphics card 5.58 4.49
Recency 13 May 2020 16 March 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon W-10885M has 24.3% faster integrated GPU, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

i7-11700K, on the other hand, has a 56% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

The Core i7-11700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-10885M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation processor while Core i7-11700K is a desktop one.


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