AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Xeon W-1290T tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as SuperPi, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, RealBench, Gears 5, Handbrake, WPrime, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, VeraCrypt, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5500U

54%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon W-1290T is 1% better than Ryzen 5 5500U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500U

53%

Xeon W-1290T

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Control, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.0	96.5
Valorant	106.9	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	59.8	61.4
Apex Legends	100.5	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.2	82.2
Overwatch	86.6	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.7	75.7
DOOM Eternal	53.4	54.8
Warzone	83.4	85.5
Assassin's Creed	89.8	92.1
Valheim	88.7	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5500U

262%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5500U is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-1290T since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	181	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1418	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	466	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3131	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1208	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8366	18031

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2485	2944
Multi-Core	14415	18353

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1182	1308
Multi-Core	5928	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Lucienne	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	12
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000375

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500U is 9% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 5500U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 27
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500U specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.