Intel Xeon W-1290T vs Intel Core i5-11600K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Xeon W-1290T vs Intel Core i5-11600K and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-11600K is 1% better than Xeon W-1290T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-1290T

54%

Core i5-11600K

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think 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: Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	95.2
Valorant	109.7	108.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	60.6
Apex Legends	103.1	101.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	81.1
Overwatch	88.8	87.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.7	74.6
DOOM Eternal	54.8	54.1
Warzone	85.5	84.3
Assassin's Creed	92.1	90.8
Valheim	91.0	89.7

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: 2K, FullHD 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 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 i5-11600K

43%

To make a finishing decision 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 i5-11600K since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i5-11600K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3171	1905
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7463	4270
Cinbench 23 Single-core	640	1213
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18031	11302

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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	2944	2707
Multi-Core	18353	20616

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

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i5-11600K
Single-Core	1308	1621
Multi-Core	8329	7012

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Xeon W-1290T	Intel Core i5-11600K
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	January 20, 2021
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1200
Core name	Comet Lake	Rocket Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	11
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	3.9 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	20	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
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 i5-11600K is 51% better than Xeon W-1290T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-1290T has 4 more core than Core i5-11600K. 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: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11600K is better: 12
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Xeon W-1290T and Intel Core i5-11600K before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Xeon W-1290T specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-11600K specs and review.