Xeon E-2478 vs A4-1250

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Aggregate performance score

A4-1250
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.26
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+7123%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms A4-1250 by a whopping 7123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3158320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.67
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.0722.20
Architecture codenameTemash (2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)8 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8210 (300 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-1250 0.26
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+7123%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-1250 406
Xeon E-2478 29827
+7247%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 18.78
Recency 23 May 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 80 Watt

A4-1250 has 900% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 7123.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-1250 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-1250 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-1250 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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