Intel Xeon W-1290 vs W-2150B
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General info
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 362 | 368 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (5 years old) | 13 May 2020 (2 years old) |
Technical specs
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 20 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | 2066 | FCLGA1200 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | - |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 45.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Xeon W-1290.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
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: 67%
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Xeon W-1290 by 1% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 16.20 | 15.99 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 13 May 2020 |
| Boost clock speed | 4500 | 5200 |
| Base clock speed | 3000 | 3200 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 120 Watt | 80 Watt |
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