AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs Intel Xeon W-1290T

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition vs Intel Xeon W-1290T and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like WPrime, RealBench, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, 3DMark, Prime95, PassMark, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Handbrake, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, VeraCrypt, SuperPi, Blender, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon W-1290T or AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

55%

Xeon W-1290T

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

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 processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.8	96.5
Valorant	107.7	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.3	61.4
Apex Legends	101.2	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	80.8	82.2
Overwatch	87.2	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.3	75.7
DOOM Eternal	53.8	54.8
Warzone	84.0	85.5
Assassin's Creed	90.5	92.1
Valheim	89.4	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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 7 Extreme Edition

158%

Xeon W-1290T

124%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is more energy efficient than the Xeon W-1290T since it has less power consumption: 25W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Cinbench 15 Single-core	190	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1647	3171
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3702	7463
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1188	640
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10190	18031

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	2659	2944
Multi-Core	18228	18353

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Single-Core	1191	1308
Multi-Core	6633	8329

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition	Intel Xeon W-1290T
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	12
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	1.8 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	25 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	4MB
L3 cache	8MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000097

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon W-1290T is 5% better than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition. 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 7 Extreme Edition is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 29
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition and Intel Xeon W-1290T before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition specs and review.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.