EPYC 7663 vs Xeon W-10885M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	775	31
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.60
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Server
Series	Comet Lake	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	20.85	20.38
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,366

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	16	112
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	20
L1 cache	512 KB	3584 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 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	2
Socket	FCBGA1440	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 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 Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-10885M and EPYC 7663.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.10	52.66
Recency	13 May 2020	12 January 2021
Physical cores	8	56
Threads	16	112
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	240 Watt

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