Xeon W-1290E vs W-11955M

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	699	824
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.12	9.13
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Server
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	37.74	12.20
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Comet Lake (2020−2025)
Release date	11 May 2021 (4 years ago)	13 May 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$552

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-11955M has 33% better value for money than Xeon W-1290E.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E 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	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Die size	190 mm2	206 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1787	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare UHD Graphics P630 and UHD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon W-1290E.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.32	10.81
Integrated graphics card	5.14	5.89
Recency	11 May 2021	13 May 2020
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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