Intel Xeon W-1290 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon W-1290 features 10 processor cores and has the capability to manage 20 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-1290, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon W-1290
Family: Intel Xeon W
Group: Intel Xeon W-1200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1290 is 3.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 10
Threads: 20
Cores: 10x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon W-1290 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-1290 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: 20.0 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: 494 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
20233
20233
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
20226
20226
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
20159
20159
Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
20144
20144
Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
20144
20144

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
11024
11024
Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
11023
11023
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
10985
10985
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
10974
10974
Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 1.4 GHz
10974
10974

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-11800H
8C 16T @ 2.3 GHz
9219
9219
Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.2 GHz
9166
9166
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
9158
9158
Intel Xeon E-2386G
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
9152
9152
Intel Xeon E-2378
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
9124
9124

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1766
1766
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
1764
1764
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
1763
1763
AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
6C 12T @ 3.0 GHz
1762
1762
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 3.8 GHz
1759
1759

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1510
1510
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
1507
1507
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
1501
1501
Intel Core i7-11700T
8C 16T @ 1.4 GHz
1497
1497
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
1496
1496