Intel Xeon W-1270E Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon W-1270E 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-1270E, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon W-1270E
Family: Intel Xeon W
Group: Intel Xeon W-1200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270E has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270E is 3.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.8 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): 4.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1270E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon W-1270E 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-1270E 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: 367 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
18680
18680
Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.6 GHz
18670
18670
Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
18639
18639
AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
18602
18602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
18465
18465

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
8577
8577
Intel Xeon Gold 5118
12C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
8568
8568
Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
8559
8559
Intel Core i5-1240P
12C 16T @ 1.7 GHz
8550
8550
Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
8522
8522

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-1250
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1342
1342
AMD EPYC 7773X
64C 128T @ 2.2 GHz
1341
1341
Intel Xeon W-1270E
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
1341
1341
AMD EPYC 7773X
64C 128T @ 2.2 GHz
1341
1341
Intel Xeon Gold 6312U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
1338
1338