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Intel Xeon W-1290 vs Intel Core i5-10400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Xeon W-1290
Intel Xeon W-1290
Released
Q2/2020
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Intel Core i5-10400
Intel Core i5-10400

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-1290 or Intel Core i5-10400? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon W-1290 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i5-10400 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-1290 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-1290
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    609 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    10 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

    5.20 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-1290 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    681 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    521 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.81 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 80 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-10400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    211 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    240 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    424 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    461 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    92 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    660 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
Intel Core i5-10400 Intel Core i5-10400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-1200 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-9400
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11400
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.20 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics P630 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-10400 and Intel Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-1290 and Intel Core i5-10400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    80 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-1290 and Intel Xeon W-1290, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake W left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon W-1290 and Intel Core i5-10400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
461
Intel Xeon W-1290
461
Intel Core i5-10400

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