Xeon E5-2666 V3 vs W-10885M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	781	866
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Server
Series	Comet Lake	no data
Power efficiency	20.88	6.26
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)	13 November 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3 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	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
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 Xeon E5-2666 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
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 Xeon E5-2666 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-10885M and Xeon E5-2666 V3 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 Xeon E5-2666 V3 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 Xeon E5-2666 V3 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 Xeon E5-2666 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

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	9.93	8.93
Recency	13 May 2020	13 November 2014
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	135 Watt

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