Xeon E-2378 vs Pro A12-8800B
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2378 outperforms Pro A12-8800B by a whopping 577% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2080 | 702 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.39 | 16.01 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Rocket Lake-E (2021) |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 September 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A12-8800B 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A12-8800B 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| 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 Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 512 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.63 | 11.04 |
| Recency | 3 June 2015 | 8 September 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pro A12-8800B has 441.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2378, on the other hand, has a 577.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon E-2378 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A12-8800B in performance tests.
Be aware that Pro A12-8800B is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2378 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A12-8800B and Xeon E-2378, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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