Intel Xeon W-10855M vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Processor comparisons   27-07-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon W-10855M vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as WPrime, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, Blender, MATLAB, 7zip, UserBenchmark, RealBench, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, SuperPi, Handbrake, PassMark, 3DMark, Blender, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5600U or Intel Xeon W-10855M.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon W-10855M

54%

Ryzen 5 5600U

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-10855M

53%

Ryzen 5 5600U

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.0	94.2
Valorant	108.0	107.1
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	60.0
Apex Legends	101.5	100.7
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	80.3
Overwatch	87.5	86.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.5	73.9
DOOM Eternal	54.0	53.5
Warzone	84.2	83.5
Assassin's Creed	90.7	90.0
Valheim	89.6	88.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon W-10855M

93%

Ryzen 5 5600U

281%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600U is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-10855M since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	185
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1407	1446
Cinbench 20 Single-core	175	475
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5437	3194
Cinbench 23 Single-core	466	1232
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13137	8533

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Single-Core	2801	2535
Multi-Core	13372	14703

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Single-Core	1264	1268
Multi-Core	6885	6116

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop, Server	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Comet Lake	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	4	3
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000287

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon W-10855M is 17% better than Ryzen 5 5600U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-10855M is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600U is better: 11
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Xeon W-10855M and AMD Ryzen 5 5600U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Xeon W-10855M - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Xeon W-10855M specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600U specs and review.