Xeon E-2478 vs Pentium J4205

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.50
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+1152%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 1152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2155320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1782.67
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency14.1922.20
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 48529% better value for money than Pentium J4205.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 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 speed1.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier15no data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1296FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J4205 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 J4205 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/sDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505N/A
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
Execution Units18no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes616
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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 J4205 1.50
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+1152%

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 J4205 2384
Xeon E-2478 29827
+1151%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 18.78
Recency 30 August 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium J4205 has 700% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 1152% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J4205 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium J4205 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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