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

AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
20250
20250
Intel Core i5-1340P
12C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
20244
20244
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
20159
20159
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
20089
20089
Intel Core i5-1340PE
12C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
20067
20067

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
16C 32T @ 2.3 GHz
11089
11089
Intel Xeon W-1390P
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
11023
11023
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
10985
10985
Intel Core i7-12700T
12C 20T @ 1.4 GHz
10974
10974
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
10966
10966

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
9535
9535
Intel Xeon W-2245
8C 16T @ 3.9 GHz
9368
9368
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 5800HS
8C 16T @ 2.8 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)

Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1513
1513
AMD EPYC 72F3
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
1512
1512
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
1501
1501
Intel Core i7-11700T
8C 16T @ 1.4 GHz
1497
1497
Intel Core i7-1185GRE
4C 8T @ 1.8 GHz
1494
1494