Intel Xeon W-10885M vs Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-10885M and Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon W-10885M

Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-10885M

Around 83% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 91
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2723 vs 1688
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15467 vs 14879

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 91
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2723 vs 1688
PassMark - CPU mark	15467 vs 14879

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-10885M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2723

1688

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15467

14879

Name	Intel Xeon W-10885M	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2723	1688
PassMark - CPU mark	15467	14879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2959
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-10885M	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Haswell
Launch date	13 May 2020	Q1'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$623
Place in performance rating	754	482
Processor Number	W-10885M	E5-2658AV3
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	91
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BF6
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)