Intel Xeon W-1290P Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon W-1290P 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-1290P, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1200 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon W-1290P
Family: Intel Xeon W
Group: Intel Xeon W-1200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 10

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1290P has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1290P is 3.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.3 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: 3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1290P has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon W-1290P 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 125 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): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 95 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1290P 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: 539 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.6 GHz
22755
22755
Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.6 GHz
22754
22754
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
22744
22744
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
8C 16T @ 3.6 GHz
22674
22674
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
22534
22534

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
11848
11848
Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
11806
11806
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
11689
11689
Intel Xeon Silver 4310
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
11658
11658
Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
11650
11650

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11900
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Core i9-11900F
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
10040
10040
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
10012
10012
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
9986
9986
Intel Core i5-12500H
12C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
9961
9961

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-11600T
6C 12T @ 1.7 GHz
1856
1856
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
1854
1854
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
1854
1854
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
1854
1854
AMD Ryzen 7 5825C
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
1850
1850

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold 8500
5C 6T @ 1.0 GHz
1527
1527
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1526
1526
Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
1522
1522
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1521
1521
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1520
1520