Intel Core i9-10885H vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

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Intel Core i9-10885H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
Intel Core i9-10885H Intel Xeon Silver 4214R

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-10885H and the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-10885H 8 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 10000H (11) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
10 Generation 2
Comet Lake H Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4114
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10885H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.30 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Silver 4214R clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i9-10885H Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
8 Cores 12
16 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
5.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 i9-10885H Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 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

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-10885H, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i9-10885H Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 16.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-10885H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Silver 4214R is 100 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i9-10885H Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10885H has 16.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Silver 4214R is at 16.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i9-10885H Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
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
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 3647
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 Q1/2020
439 $ Release price 694 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10885H (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R (74%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10885H (77%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R (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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1287 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
972 (76%)

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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
7436 (68%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
10856 (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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1688 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
1196 (71%)

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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
15429 (85%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
18189 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz
1283 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
9311 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
7308 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.25 GHz
480 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-10885H Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
3902 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4214R Intel Xeon Silver 4214R
12C 24T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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