Intel® Xeon™ W-11955M
The Intel Xeon W-11955M is a server processor released on April 1, 2021, built on the Tiger Lake architecture using a 10 nm process. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, a base clock of 2.60 GHz, a maximum boost of 5.00 GHz, 24 MB of L3 cache and the FCBGA1787 socket.
Overview
SummaryThe Intel Xeon W-11955M is a laptop processor with 8 cores and 16 threads, built on the Tiger Lake architecture. It launched in Apr 2021. Clocks run from 2.6 GHz base to 5.0 GHz boost. A 24-MB L3 cache backs the cores (4.3 MB per core). Maximum addressable memory is 128 GB. It uses the FCBGA1787 socket. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).
Performance
10 metricsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M scores 3,169 in single-core performance and 21,314 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 8,219 for overall performance, 18,291 for productivity performance, 17,427 for creator performance, 21,847 for engineering performance and 14,836 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,664 per core and 1,332 per thread. Its performance index is 102, so its overall performance is 2% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.
How these scores are computed
Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.
- Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
- Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
- Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
- Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
- Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
- Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
- The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
- The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.
Workload Benchmarks
8 workloadsScores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.
In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon W-11955M scores 75,637 in integer math, 44,678 in floating-point math, 249,481 in compression, 12,958 in cryptography, 1,036 in physics simulation, 16,631 in vector SIMD, 95 in the prime sieve and 30,271 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 28% above in integer math, 3% below in floating-point math, 9% above in compression, 13% above in cryptography, 5% below in physics simulation, 7% above in vector SIMD, 42% above in the prime sieve and 34% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.
Core Configuration
5 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M has 8 physical cores and runs 16 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.60 GHz and boosts up to 5.00 GHz.
Architecture & Generation
8 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M is a laptop processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon W family, uses the Tiger Lake architecture, carries the codename Tiger Lake and is manufactured on a 10 nm process. It launched in Apr 2021.
Cache
6 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M has 640 KB of L1 cache, 10 MB of L2 cache and 24 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 34.6 MB of cache, or 4.33 MB per core. Each core has 1.25 MB of private L2 cache.
Cache Hierarchy
3 levelsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 640 KB, L2 at 10 MB and L3 at 24 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 69% of the cache listed here.
Memory Support
2 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels.
Graphics
2 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors).
Platform & Compatibility
2 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M uses the FCBGA1787 socket and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.
Platform Capabilities
14 supported, 0 not supportedInstruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.
Instruction Sets
4 supportedSecurity and Reliability
5 supportedVirtualization
3 supportedAI Acceleration
1 supportedOS Compatibility
1 supportedThe Intel Xeon W-11955M supports AVX-512, AVX2, SSE4.1 and SSE4.2 among its instruction set features. Feex has no record for AES-NI, AMX, AVX, AVX-VNNI, CET and CET-IBT, which is different from being unsupported.
The Intel Xeon W-11955M supports Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Boot Guard, Hardware RNG, OS Guard and Mode-Based Execute Control among its security features. Feex has no record for AES-NI, Execute Disable (NX), Hardware Shield, OS Guard (SMAP), SGX and SMAP, which is different from being unsupported.
The Intel Xeon W-11955M supports Extended Page Tables (EPT), VT-d (DMA Remapping) and VT-x (Hardware Virtualization) among its virtualization features. Feex has no record for VT-x with EPT, IOMMU, Second-Level Address Translation and Unrestricted Guest, which is different from being unsupported.
The Intel Xeon W-11955M supports Gaussian Neural Accelerator among its AI acceleration features.
Feex records the Intel Xeon W-11955M as Windows 11 eligible.
Physical & Manufacturing
1 specThe Intel Xeon W-11955M is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $623.
Naming & Aliases
3 specsThe Intel Xeon W-11955M is also identified by the model number W-11955M.
Real-world compute in the Feex fleet
No machines yetNo Feex fleet machines with the Intel Xeon W-11955M have reported compute telemetry yet, so real-world compute for this processor is not recorded.
Data Coverage
47% recordedFeex has recorded 47% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon W-11955M. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.
Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: TDP, Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.
Common questions
10 answeredHow many cores and threads does the Intel Xeon W-11955M have?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M has 8 cores and 16 threads.
What architecture does the Intel Xeon W-11955M use?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M is built on the Tiger Lake architecture.
Does the Intel Xeon W-11955M have integrated graphics?
Yes. The Intel Xeon W-11955M includes integrated graphics: Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors.
What socket does the Intel Xeon W-11955M use?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M uses the FCBGA1787 socket.
What is the maximum memory of the Intel Xeon W-11955M?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M supports up to 128 GB of system memory.
How fast does the Intel Xeon W-11955M run?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M can boost up to 5.0 GHz, with a 2.6 GHz base clock.
How does the Intel Xeon W-11955M perform?
In the Feex normalized performance dataset, the Intel Xeon W-11955M scores 21,314 multi-core and 3,169 single-core.
What advanced capabilities does the Intel Xeon W-11955M support?
Notable platform capabilities reported for the Intel Xeon W-11955M include Gaussian Neural Accelerator, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).
How much cache does the Intel Xeon W-11955M have?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M has 640 KB of L1 cache, 10240 KB of L2 cache and 24 MB of L3 cache.
How does the Intel Xeon W-11955M compare with the Intel Core i5-12400?
The Intel Xeon W-11955M has a computed performance index of 102, which is 2% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). The index is derived from the single-core and multi-core ratings.