Intel Xeon W-1290 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-1290 and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon W-1290

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-1290

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3091 vs 1957
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20123 vs 7188

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L3 cache	20 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3091 vs 1957
PassMark - CPU mark	20123 vs 7188

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-1290
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3091

1957

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20123

7188

Name	Intel Xeon W-1290	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3091	1957
PassMark - CPU mark	20123	7188
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		701
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		30.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		371.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		38.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		163.54
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8030

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-1290	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'20	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$494 - $498
Place in performance rating	446	440
Processor Number	W-1290
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM270BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	20 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.20 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Number of GPU cores		10
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
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 P630	Radeon Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1300 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015W	Not included
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)