Intel® Xeon™ W-1290

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is a workstation processor with 10 cores and 20 threads, built on the Comet Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Apr 2020. Clocks run from 3.2 GHz base to 5.2 GHz boost. A 20-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1200 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 80 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon W-1290 scores 3,053 in single-core performance and 20,063 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,826 for overall performance, 17,315 for productivity performance, 16,530 for creator performance, 21,192 for engineering performance and 14,175 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,006 per core, 1,003 per thread and 251 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 875. Its performance index is 97, so its overall performance is 3% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon W-1290 scores 80,307 in integer math, 49,674 in floating-point math, 308,072 in compression, 6,940 in cryptography, 948 in physics simulation, 18,820 in vector SIMD, 61 in the prime sieve and 39,289 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 36% above in integer math, 8% above in floating-point math, 35% above in compression, 40% below in cryptography, 13% below in physics simulation, 21% above in vector SIMD, 9% below in the prime sieve and 73% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has 10 physical cores and runs 20 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.20 GHz and boosts up to 5.20 GHz.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is a workstation processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon W family, uses the Comet Lake architecture, carries the codename Comet Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Apr 2020.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has 640 KB of L1 cache, 2.50 MB of L2 cache and 20 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 23.1 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 640 KB, L2 at 2.5 MB and L3 at 20 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics P630).

The Intel Xeon W-1290 uses the FCLGA1200 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 has a rated TDP of 80 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $546.

The Intel Xeon W-1290 is also identified by the model number W-1290.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon W-1290. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1200 socket as the Intel Xeon W-1290 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i9-10900F, Intel Core i7-11700, Intel Xeon E-2386G, Intel Core i5-11600K and Intel Xeon W-1290E.