Xeon E-2478 vs Pentium G4520

Place in the ranking	2036	311
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.16	82.50
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	3.16	22.22
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$93	$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 51463% better value for money than Pentium G4520.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4520 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	98.57 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4520 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 530	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

Pentium G4520 1.77

Xeon E-2478 19.49
+1001%

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.

Pentium G4520 2707

Xeon E-2478 29827
+1002%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.77	19.49
Recency	1 September 2015	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	80 Watt

Pentium G4520 has 56.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 1001.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4520 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G4520 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4520 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.