Xeon W-10855M vs X7560

Place in the ranking	1203	936
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	no data	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	3.72	16.74
Architecture codename	no data	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.27 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	1.5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB L3 Cache	12 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCBGA1567,FCLGA1567	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 X7560 5.11

Xeon W-10855M 7.96
+55.8%

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 X7560 8110

Xeon W-10855M 12643
+55.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.11	7.96
Recency	1 January 2010	13 May 2020
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	45 Watt

Xeon X7560 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon W-10855M, on the other hand, has a 55.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-10855M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X7560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X7560 is a server/workstation processor while Xeon W-10855M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X7560 and Xeon W-10855M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.