Xeon W-10885M vs i7-6870HQ

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
SeriesIntel Core i7Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data8.27
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date2 January 2016 (9 years ago)13 May 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6870HQ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6870HQ 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
SocketFCBGA1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
MPX+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6870HQ 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 Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6870HQ and Xeon W-10885M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.35 5.08
Recency 2 January 2016 13 May 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16

Xeon W-10885M has 16.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-6870HQ and Intel Xeon W-10885M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-6870HQ is a notebook processor while Xeon W-10885M is a mobile workstation one.

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