i7-10885H vs i7-8557U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1284not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency15.62no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-U (2018−2019)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date16 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H 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 speed1.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H 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
SocketFCBGA1528Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8557U and Core i7-10885H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.45 5.58
Recency 16 July 2019 2 April 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i7-8557U has 200% lower power consumption.

i7-10885H, on the other hand, has 25.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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