Xeon W-10885M vs i7-6870HQ

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	901
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Core i7	Comet Lake
Power efficiency	no data	20.62
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	2 January 2016 (9 years ago)	13 May 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$434	no 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 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 extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

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

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes 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 types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare Iris Pro Graphics 580 and UHD Graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported	3	3
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 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

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

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

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

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.56	5.33
Recency	2 January 2016	13 May 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16

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