Intel Xeon w5-2455X vs Intel Core i9-10910

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Intel Xeon w5-2455X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Core i9-10910

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon w5-2455X or Intel Core i9-10910 - 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 Xeon w5-2455X has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 2048 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon w5-2455X was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10910 was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon W-2400 (8) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
12 Generation 10
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon W-2255 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w5-2455X is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz). The Intel Core i9-10910 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
12 Cores 10
24 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon w5-2455X supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10910 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2933
2048 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 16
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon w5-2455X has a TDP of 200 W, that of the Intel Core i9-10910 is 125 W.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down 95 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w5-2455X has a 30.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-10910 cache has a total of 20.00 MB.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Characteristic Intel Core i9-10910
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2020
1039 $ Release price --
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
90 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
1428 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1286 (100%)

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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
9507 (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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1628 (100%)

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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
8439 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
503 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
5223 (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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (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 Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10910 Intel Core i9-10910
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
21840 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Core i9-10910
Unknown iMac 27“ i9 2020

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