Xeon E-2478 vs Ryzen 5 4600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+107%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking849320
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.67
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency19.0822.20
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size156 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
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

Ryzen 5 4600H 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 Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H 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.

Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+107%

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.

Ryzen 5 4600H 14417
Xeon E-2478 29827
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 18.78
Recency 6 January 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600H has 77.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 106.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600H and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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