Xeon E-2488 vs E-2176G

Place in the ranking	886	326
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.84	75.32
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	10.08	18.21
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$367	$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 261% better value for money than Xeon E-2176G.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	154 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 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
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488. 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	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 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	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 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-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 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-2488 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	3.0	5
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.

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.

Xeon E-2176G 8.57

Xeon E-2488 18.38
+114%

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.

Xeon E-2176G 13618

Xeon E-2488 29191
+114%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.57	18.38
Recency	12 July 2018	14 December 2023
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Xeon E-2176G has 18.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 114.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2176G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2176G and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.