Intel Xeon W-10855M vs Intel Core i5-10500

Processor comparisons   27-07-2021
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon W-10855M vs Intel Core i5-10500 and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Gears 5, MATLAB, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Prime95, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Furmark, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10500 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%

Core i5-10500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-10855M

53%

Core i5-10500

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.0	95.4
Valorant	108.0	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	60.7
Apex Legends	101.5	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	81.3
Overwatch	87.5	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.5	74.8
DOOM Eternal	54.0	54.2
Warzone	84.2	84.5
Assassin's Creed	90.7	91.0
Valheim	89.6	90.0

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon W-10855M

93%

Core i5-10500

61%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon W-10855M is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10500 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, 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 uses 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 find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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	Intel Core i5-10500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1407	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	175	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5437	3392
Cinbench 23 Single-core	466	1082
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13137	8209

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

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	2801	2743
Multi-Core	13372	13414

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

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1264	1196
Multi-Core	6885	7233

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Xeon W-10855M	Intel Core i5-10500
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop, Server	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1200
Core name	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	10
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10500 is 9% better than Xeon W-10855M 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: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 21
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Xeon W-10855M and Intel Core i5-10500 before making a decision which processor 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.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.