Intel Xeon W-1270 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-16

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 10. gen of the Intel Xeon W series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1200 socket and was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Xeon W-1270 scores 1,442 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 9,824 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon W-1270. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon W-1270.
Name:	Intel Xeon W-1270
Family:	Intel Xeon W
CPU group:	Intel Xeon W-1200
Architecture:	Comet Lake W
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	10
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 3.40 GHz (5.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 16
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	8x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	4.40 GHz

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon W-1270 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):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB

Max. displays:	3
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 type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2933	46.9 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	80 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1200
L2-Cache:	16.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	Yes
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:	362 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon W-1270 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1457
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1446
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1445
	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1442
	Intel Pentium Gold G7400 2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	1442
	Intel Core i5-11400H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1442
	AMD Ryzen 7 5825C 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1440

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 Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	9846
	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	9824
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	9823
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9780
	AMD EPYC 7262 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	9685

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 Core i3-1115G4 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	1721
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	1719
	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz	1714
	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1710
	AMD EPYC 7513 32C 64T @ 3.65 GHz	1710
	Apple A13 Bionic 6C 6T @ 2.65 GHz	1710
	Intel Core i9-10900T 10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz	1710

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-2150B 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	8324
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	8315
	Intel Core i3-12300 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	8288
	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	8264
	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 12C 24T @ 3.20 GHz	8255
	Intel Core i5-1345U 10C 12T @ 1.60 GHz	8250
	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	8246

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 Core i7-8086K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i7-8700K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i7-9700K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon W-1270 Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Processor N97 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon W-1270TE Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461

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 D-2187NT 16C 32T @ 2.00 GHz	18081
	Intel Core i5-12450H 8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	18072
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T @ 2.70 GHz	17951
	Intel Xeon W-1270 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	17923
	Intel Xeon D-1736NT 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	17842
	Intel Core i5-11500B 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	17811
	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	17803

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
483 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

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