Xeon E-2278GEL vs Ryzen 7 5700U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Xeon E-2278GEL by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 776 | 973 |
| Place by popularity | 11 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 16.83 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 62.80 | 20.46 |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 11 June 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $519 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1900 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.96 | 7.57 |
| Integrated graphics card | 9.05 | 6.40 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 11 June 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5700U has a 31.6% higher aggregate performance score, 41.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 5700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2278GEL in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 5700U is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2278GEL is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5700U and Xeon E-2278GEL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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