Xeon E-2378 vs Pentium U5600

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	675
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	11 January 2011 (13 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 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	1.33 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 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	BGA1288	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	44

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 January 2011	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	65 Watt

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