Intel Xeon W-1290 vs AMD EPYC 7262

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7262
13.54
+3.4%

EPYC 7262 outperforms Xeon W-1290 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking484511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.8519.84
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (4 years old)13 May 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$575no data
Current price$746 (1.3x MSRP)$803
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1290 has 83% better value for money than EPYC 7262.

Technical specs

EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache128 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7262 13.54
+3.4%
Xeon W-1290 13.10

EPYC 7262 outperforms Xeon W-1290 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

EPYC 7262 20795
+3.3%
Xeon W-1290 20123

EPYC 7262 outperforms Xeon W-1290 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.54 13.10
Recency 7 August 2019 13 May 2020
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7262 and Xeon W-1290. The differences in performance seem too small.


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