Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs W-1290

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-1290
13.10

Silver 4310T outperforms W-1290 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking511474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money19.8421.27
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date13 May 2020 (3 years old)6 April 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$803 $911
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4310T has 7% better value for money than Xeon W-1290.

Technical specs

Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2020
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size206 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C88 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C88 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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.

Xeon W-1290 13.10
Xeon Silver 4310T 13.66
+4.3%

Silver 4310T outperforms W-1290 by 4% 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%

Xeon W-1290 20123
Xeon Silver 4310T 20973
+4.2%

Silver 4310T outperforms W-1290 by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.10 13.66
Recency 13 May 2020 6 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 105 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-1290 and Xeon Silver 4310T. The differences in performance seem too small.


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