Intel Xeon W-1290P Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-16

The Intel Xeon W-1290P has 10 cores with 20 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-1290P scores 1,522 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 11,689 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon W-1290P. 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-1290P.
Name:	Intel Xeon W-1290P
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-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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	10 / 20
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	10x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	5.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (10 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-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):	1.20 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 125 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):	125 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	95 W
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1290P 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 20.00 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:	20.00 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:	539 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon W-1290P
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon W-1290P 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 EPYC 9654 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	1529
	Intel Pentium Gold 8500 5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1527
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	1526
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1522
	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1520
	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1517
	Intel Core i7-11600H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1513

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 i7-13700H 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	11848
	Intel Core i7-13705H 14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	11848
	Intel Core i7-13620H 10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	11766
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	11689
	Intel Xeon Silver 4310 12C 24T @ 2.10 GHz	11658
	Intel Core i7-12700F 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	11650
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz	11650

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.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1857
	AMD Ryzen 7 7730U 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1857
	Intel Core i5-11600T 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	1856
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1854
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1854
	AMD Ryzen 7 5825C 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1850
	Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	1845

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 Core i7-11700B 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	10050
	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10040
	Intel Core i9-11900F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	10040
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	10012
	Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9986
	Intel Core i5-12500H 12C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	9961
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	9938

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-1290P 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 Core i7-11700B 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	22764
	Intel Core i9-10850K 10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz	22755
	Intel Xeon Gold 6132 14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz	22754
	Intel Xeon W-1290P 10C 20T @ 4.40 GHz	22744
	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	22674
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	22534
	Intel Core i9-10900X 10C 20T @ 4.50 GHz	22510

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,429 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,403 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
478 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

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