EPYC 7502P vs Xeon E-2278G

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	718	127
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	28.45	9.22
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	12.72	16.82
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$494	$2,300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278G has 209% better value for money than EPYC 7502P.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.35 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	25
L1 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	174 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P 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	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P 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 Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	no data
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-2278G and EPYC 7502P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 7502P 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-2278G and EPYC 7502P 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-2278G and EPYC 7502P.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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	10.96	32.60
Recency	27 May 2019	7 August 2019
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	180 Watt

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