Xeon E-2478 vs Ryzen 7 8845HS
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2478 outperforms Ryzen 7 8845HS by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 337 | 320 |
| Place by popularity | 89 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 82.67 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 38.13 | 22.20 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $568 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8845HS 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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 | 18.14 | 18.78 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8845HS has 77.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 3.5% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 8845HS is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8845HS and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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