Intel Core i9-10880H vs Intel Xeon W-2255

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Intel Core i9-10880H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2255
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Xeon W-2255

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10880H or Intel Xeon W-2255 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-10880H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10880H was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon W-2255 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2255 was released in Q4/2019.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Core i 10000H (11) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)
10 Generation 7
Comet Lake H Architecture Cascade Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2155
-- Successor Intel Xeon w5-2455X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10880H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon W-2255 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10880H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2255
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-10880H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2255
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10880H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2255 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-10880H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2255
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 19.25 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-10880H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon W-2255 is 165 W.

Intel Core i9-10880H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2255
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10880H has a 18.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon W-2255 cache has a total of 19.25 MB.

Intel Core i9-10880H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2255
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q4/2019
-- Release price 778 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10880H (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10880H (63%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1318 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1272 (97%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
6189 (54%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11508 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1624 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1593 (98%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
6879 (68%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
10109 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
14758 (66%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
22217 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
210 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10880H Intel Core i9-10880H
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
2265 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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