Xeon E-2234 vs E-2176G

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	891	1134
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.65	24.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	10.13	7.65
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$367	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 18% better value for money than Xeon E-2176G.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	37	36
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	128 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	N/A
OpenGL	4.5	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.56	5.74
Recency	12 July 2018	27 May 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	71 Watt

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