Xeon W-1290T: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-1290T provides acceptable benchmark performance at 11.07% of a leader's which is a 128-core EPYC 9755.
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Summary
Intel started Xeon W-1290T sales 1 April 2020. This is a desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 10 cores and 20 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4700 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1200 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports DDR4-2933 memory.
Primary details
Xeon W-1290T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 799 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Power efficiency | 12.65 | of 100.00 (Apple M4 (8 cores)) |
| Designer | Intel | |
| Release date | 1 April 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | |
| Threads | 20 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | |
| L3 cache | 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (EPYC 9965) |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 7 265H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1290T compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 500 Watt (EPYC 9755) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290T's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 45.8 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon W-1290T.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | |
| InTru 3D | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290T's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290T's integrated GPU, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W-1290T's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9755) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 144 (Threadripper PRO 7955WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon W-1290T. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Xeon W-1290T is Xeon Platinum 8256, which is slower by 9% and lower by 79 positions in our ranking.
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