Xeon E-2478 vs A8-7100

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Aggregate performance score

A8-7100
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
1.07
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
19.49
+1721%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms A8-7100 by a whopping 1721% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2432310
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.50
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Power efficiency5.1422.22
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-7100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-7100 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7100 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, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
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

A8-7100 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 A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count4no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
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.

A8-7100 1.07
Xeon E-2478 19.49
+1721%

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.

A8-7100 1638
Xeon E-2478 29827
+1721%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.07 19.49
Recency 4 June 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 80 Watt

A8-7100 has 321.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 1721.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7100 in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-7100 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-7100 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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