Xeon Gold 6354 vs i9-10880H
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6354 outperforms i9-10880H by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 802 | 174 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Comet Lake | no data |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake-H (2020) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 2 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354 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) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 39 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.47 | 26.80 |
| Recency | 2 April 2020 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 18 |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 205 Watt |
i9-10880H has 355.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6354, on the other hand, has a 183% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6354 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10880H in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i9-10880H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6354 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10880H and Xeon Gold 6354, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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