Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Xeon Silver 4316

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-1290P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon Silver 4316

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1290P or Intel Xeon Silver 4316 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon W-1290P has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1290P was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5)
10 Generation 3
Comet Lake W Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has 20 CPU cores and 40 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 is at 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-1290P Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4316
10 Cores 20
20 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
5.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon W-1290P Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4316
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1290P or Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1290P can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-1290P Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4316
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 64
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-1290P is 125 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-1290P Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4316
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
95 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1290P is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4316 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 30.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-1290P Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4316
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 4189
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2021
539 $ Release price 1072 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon W-1290P to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Silver 4316 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1290P (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 (85%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1290P (62%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1522 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 3.40 GHz
1250 (82%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11689 (62%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
18769 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1854 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 3.40 GHz
1621 (87%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
22744 (61%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
37289 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
10012 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon W-1290P
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1290P Intel Xeon Silver 4316
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Xeon W-1290PIntel Core i9-10900K Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Core i9-10900K
2. Intel Xeon W-1290PIntel Core i9-11900K Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Core i9-11900K
3. Intel Xeon W-1290PIntel Xeon W-1390P Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Xeon W-1390P
4. Intel Xeon Silver 4314Intel Xeon Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4316
5. Intel Xeon W-1290PIntel Core i9-12900K Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Core i9-12900K
6. Intel Core i7-12700KIntel Xeon W-1290P Intel Core i7-12700K vs Intel Xeon W-1290P
7. Intel Xeon W-1290PIntel Xeon W-2255 Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Intel Xeon W-2255
8. AMD Ryzen 9 5900XIntel Xeon W-1290P AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Xeon W-1290P
9. Intel Xeon Silver 4316Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y Intel Xeon Silver 4316 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
10. Intel Xeon W-1290PAMD Ryzen 7 5700G Intel Xeon W-1290P vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700G


back to index