Intel Xeon W-1290T vs Intel Core i7-10700F

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon W-1290T vs Intel Core i7-10700F and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Furmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, PassMark, RealBench, Gears 5, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Handbrake, AIDA64, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-10700F or Intel Xeon W-1290T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon W-1290T

55%

Core i7-10700F

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-1290T

54%

Core i7-10700F

55%

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 run 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 small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	97.9
Valorant	109.7	111.2
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	62.3
Apex Legends	103.1	104.5
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	83.4
Overwatch	88.8	90.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	76.7
DOOM Eternal	54.8	55.6
Warzone	85.5	86.7
Assassin's Creed	92.1	93.4
Valheim	91.0	92.3

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon W-1290T

124%

Core i7-10700F

66%

To make a finishing resolution 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 Xeon W-1290T is more energy efficient than the Core i7-10700F since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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 rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i7-10700F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	214
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3171	2291
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	499
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7463	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	640	1255
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18031	12250

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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i7-10700F
Single-Core	2944	2904
Multi-Core	18353	17150

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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i7-10700F
Single-Core	1308	1304
Multi-Core	8329	9673

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i7-10700F
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Core name	Comet Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	10
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	6800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	20 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-10700F is 34% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 2 more core than Core i7-10700F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon W-1290T is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-10700F is better: 18
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Xeon W-1290T and Intel Core i7-10700F before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-10700F specs and review.