Intel Xeon W-11855M vs Intel Core i7-9700

Processor comparisons   13-08-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon W-11855M vs Intel Core i7-9700 and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, 3DMark, PCMark 10, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, AIDA64, Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, SuperPi, 7zip, Prime95, Furmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-9700 or Intel Xeon W-11855M.

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-11855M

54%

Core i7-9700

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-11855M

54%

Core i7-9700

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	95.8
Valorant	109.1	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	61.0
Apex Legends	102.6	102.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	81.6
Overwatch	88.4	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.6	54.4
Warzone	85.1	84.9
Assassin's Creed	91.6	91.4
Valheim	90.6	90.3

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-11855M

119%

Core i7-9700

61%

To make a final 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 Xeon W-11855M is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 work, 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-11855M	Intel Core i7-9700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	221	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1625	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	203	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6280	3644
Cinbench 23 Single-core	539	1181
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15174	8540

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

	Intel Xeon W-11855M	Intel Core i7-9700
Single-Core	3235	2835
Multi-Core	15444	13511

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

	Intel Xeon W-11855M	Intel Core i7-9700
Single-Core	1612	1195
Multi-Core	7857	7637

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon W-11855M	Intel Core i7-9700
Announcement date	April 01, 2021	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1787	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Tiger Lake	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	9
Turbo Frequency	4.9 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	5600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	18 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 Xeon W-11855M is 6% better than Core i7-9700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-9700 has 2 more core than Xeon W-11855M. 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-11855M is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700 is better: 5
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Xeon W-11855M and Intel Core i7-9700 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Xeon W-11855M - all data

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

• Intel Xeon W-11855M specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-9700 specs and review.