Xeon W-1290E vs W-2265
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-2265 outperforms Xeon W-1290E by a substantial 32% 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 | 566 | 829 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.03 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.76 | 4.93 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Comet Lake (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 1 October 2019 (6 years ago) | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $552 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E 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 | FCLGA2066 | 1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 93.85 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2265 and Xeon W-1290E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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 | 14.69 | 11.09 |
| Recency | 1 October 2019 | 13 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 24 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon W-2265 has a 32.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.
Xeon W-1290E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 73.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon W-2265 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-1290E in performance tests.
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