Xeon W-1290P vs EPYC 7H12
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Xeon W-1290P by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 60 | 588 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.89 | 10.70 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 18 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P 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 cores | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P 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 configuration | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Xeon W-1290P.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 43.41 | 13.93 |
| Recency | 18 September 2019 | 13 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 10 |
| Threads | 128 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | 125 Watt |
EPYC 7H12 has a 211.6% higher aggregate performance score, 540% more physical cores and 540% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon W-1290P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 124% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-1290P in performance tests.
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