Intel Xeon W-10885M

The Intel Xeon W-10885M is a high-end processor for workstation laptops with eight cores based on the Comet Lake architecture (CML-H, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 2.4 and 5.3 GHz and can execute up to sixteen threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. The processor is still manufactured in the old 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

The Intel Xeon W-10885M supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP and is the professional version of the Intel Core i9-10885H. 

Performance

The performance of the W-10885M should be slightly above the older Core i9-9980HK top model, thanks to the potential higher single core turbo. Thanks to the 8 cores and high Turbo speeds, even demanding applications should run very good on the CPU. However, long term performance is always depending on the laptop cooling system and system configuration. At the time of announcement, the Intel Xeon W-10885M is the second fastest Comet Lake-H CPU behind the Core i9-10980HK.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics P630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i7-9880H. As a  low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all. The P-variant uses professional drivers.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i9 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Codename	Comet Lake-H
Series	Intel Comet Lake
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H Intel Core i9-10980HK 2.4 - 5.3 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Xeon W-10885M « 2.4 - 5.3 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-10885H 2.4 - 5.3 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i9-10880H 2.3 - 5.1 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10875H 2.3 - 5.1 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10870H 2.2 - 5 GHz 8 / 16  16 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10850H 2.7 - 5.1 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Xeon W-10855M 2.8 - 5.1 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i7-10750H 2.6 - 5 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10500H 2.5 - 4.5 GHz 6 / 12  12 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10400H 2.6 - 4.6 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10300H 2.5 - 4.5 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3 Intel Core i5-10200H 2.4 - 4.1 GHz 4 / 8  8 MB L3
Clock Rate	2400 - 5300 MHz
Level 1 Cache	512 KB
Level 2 Cache	2 MB
Level 3 Cache	16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads	8 / 16
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)	45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology	14 nm
Socket	FCBGA1440
Features	Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics P630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
64 Bit	64 Bit support
Architecture	x86
Announcement Date	05/13/2020

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