Intel Xeon W 1290 vs Intel Xeon E5 2690

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Intel Xeon W-1290

Intel Xeon E5-2690

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon W 1290 with 10 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon W 1290 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (80W vs 135W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon W 1290 +62%

1764

Intel Xeon E5 2690

1084

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon W 1290

8817

Intel Xeon E5 2690 +8%

9549

Intel Xeon W 1290

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Intel Xeon E5 2690

General Parameters

May 2020

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Comet Lake

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1200

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Comet Lake)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

-

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

135 W

70 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

206 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

5.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

29.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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