Xeon E-2478 vs Turion 64 ML-42

Turion 64 ML-28 Turion 64 ML-30 Turion 64 ML-32 Turion 64 ML-34 Turion 64 ML-37 Turion 64 ML-40 Turion 64 ML-44 Turion 64 MT-28 Turion 64 MT-30 Turion 64 MT-32 Turion 64 MT-34 Turion 64 MT-37
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Xeon E-2176M Xeon E-2236 Xeon E-2286M Xeon E-2288G Xeon E-2414 Xeon E-2434 Xeon E-2436 Xeon E-2456 Xeon E-2468 Xeon E-2478 Xeon E-2486 Xeon E-2488

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Turion 64 ML-42 Turion 64 ML-42
Xeon E-2478 Xeon E-2478

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.63
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesTurion 64no data
Power efficiencyno data22.21
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release dateOctober 2005 (19 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion 64 ML-42 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz16 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size125 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors114 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 ML-42 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
Socket754FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
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

Turion 64 ML-42 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 Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Turion 64 ML-42 has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Turion 64 ML-42 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 ML-42 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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