Ryzen 7 260 vs Xeon W-1290E
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 260 outperforms Xeon W-1290E by an impressive 68% 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 | 729 | 323 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.96 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 11.99 | 42.46 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake (2020) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $552 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260 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 | 5.1 GHz |
| 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 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 206 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260 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 | 1200 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290E and Ryzen 7 260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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 | 11.88 | 19.92 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.02 | 17.10 |
| Recency | 13 May 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xeon W-1290E has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.
Ryzen 7 260, on the other hand, has a 67.7% higher aggregate performance score, 184.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-1290E in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-1290E is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 260 is a notebook one.
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