Xeon W-10885M vs E5-2660 v4

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	668	681
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Comet Lake
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	13 May 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,445	no data
Current price	$51 (0x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2660 v4 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v4 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon W-10885M.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

E5-2660 v4 outperforms W-10885M by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	10.47	10.16
Recency	20 June 2016	13 May 2020
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	45 Watt

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