Intel U300 vs Intel Xeon W-1290E

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and Intel Xeon W-1290E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3063 vs 2806
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 13 May 2020
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3063 vs 2806

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290E

  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 5
  • 14 more threads: 20 vs 6
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
  • Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2621440x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18786 vs 8352
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 5
Number of threads 20 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.80 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache 640 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache 20 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 18786 vs 8352

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-1290E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3063
2806
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8352
18786
Name Intel U300 Intel Xeon W-1290E
PassMark - Single thread mark 3063 2806
PassMark - CPU mark 8352 18786

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel U300 Intel Xeon W-1290E

Essentials

Launch date 4 Jan 2023 13 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $193 $500
Place in performance rating 703 681
Architecture codename Comet Lake
Processor Number W-1290E
Series Intel Xeon W Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

Base frequency 1200 MHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 640 KB
L2 cache 1.25MB (per core) 2.5 MB
L3 cache 8MB (shared) 20 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.80 GHz
Number of cores 5 10
Number of threads 6 20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported Intel BGA 1744 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015W

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC6
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)