Intel Xeon W-1270 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon W-1270 features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2020 and belongs to the 10 generation of the Intel Xeon W series. To use the Intel Xeon W-1270, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon W-1270
Family: Intel Xeon W
Group: Intel Xeon W-1200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon W-1270 uses the Intel UHD Graphics P630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics P630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.2 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q4/2017

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.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 128.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 128.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 46.9 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 80 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 80 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1200
L2-Cache: 16.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Comet Lake W
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2020
Release price: 362 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon D-2187NT
16C 32T @ 2.0 GHz
18081
18081
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
14C 28T @ 2.4 GHz
17951
17951
Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
17923
17923
Intel Xeon D-1736NT
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
17842
17842
Intel Core i5-11500B
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
17811
17811

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
9874
9874
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
9846
9846
Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
9824
9824
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
9823
9823
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
9780
9780

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
8315
8315
Intel Core i3-12300
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
8288
8288
Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
8264
8264
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
8255
8255
Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
8250
8250

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7313P
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
1722
1722
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
1710
1710
Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
1710
1710
Intel Core i9-10900T
10C 20T @ 1.9 GHz
1710
1710
Intel Xeon E-2286G
6C 6T @ 4.0 GHz
1708
1708

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1445
1445
Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1442
1442
Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
1442
1442
Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1442
1442
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1440
1440