Xeon W-1290 vs E5-2696 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.84
+9.5%
Xeon W-1290
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 80 Watt
12.64

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Xeon W-1290 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking536613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.0314.94
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)13 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3620
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °C70 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 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 configuration21
Socket2011-3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 13.84
+9.5%
Xeon W-1290 12.64

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 21986
+9.5%
Xeon W-1290 20073

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 1136
Xeon W-1290 1764
+55.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 8122
Xeon W-1290 8733
+7.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 12.64
Recency 8 September 2014 13 May 2020
Physical cores 18 10
Threads 36 20
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 80% more physical cores and 80% more threads.

Xeon W-1290, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 81.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Xeon W-1290.


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