Xeon Silver 4310 vs W-1290P

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-1290P
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.13
+0.9%
Xeon Silver 4310
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
14.01

Xeon W-1290P outperforms Xeon Silver 4310 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking520530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.7011.05
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date13 May 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads2024
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size206 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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 W-1290P 14.13
+0.9%
Xeon Silver 4310 14.01

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 W-1290P 22440
+0.9%
Xeon Silver 4310 22250

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 W-1290P 1697
+38%
Xeon Silver 4310 1230

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 W-1290P 8792
+12.4%
Xeon Silver 4310 7821

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.13 14.01
Recency 13 May 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 10 12
Threads 20 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon W-1290P has a 0.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Silver 4310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-1290P and Xeon Silver 4310.


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