i7-9800X vs Xeon W-1290E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-1290E outperforms Core i7-9800X by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 806 | 859 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.31 | 4.76 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 4.83 | 2.64 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake (2020−2025) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) | 19 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $552 | $589 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-1290E has 96% better value for money than i7-9800X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 16.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 206 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1200 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X. 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, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290E and Core i7-9800X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 44 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 10.79 | 10.25 |
| Recency | 13 May 2020 | 19 October 2018 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 165 Watt |
Xeon W-1290E has a 5.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 73.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Xeon W-1290E and Intel Core i7-9800X.
Be aware that Xeon W-1290E is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-9800X is a desktop one.
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