EPYC 9654 vs Xeon E-2278G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2278G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
11.16
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
76.66
+587%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon E-2278G by a whopping 587% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7135
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.711.30
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EAMD EPYC
Power efficiency12.7219.42
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$494$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278G has 2108% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)96
Threads16192
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3424
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size174 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA1151SP5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 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 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278G and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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-2278G 11.16
EPYC 9654 76.66
+587%

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-2278G 17082
EPYC 9654 117317
+587%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2278G 1641
EPYC 9654 1827
+11.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2278G 7863
EPYC 9654 18626
+137%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.16 76.66
Recency 27 May 2019 10 November 2022
Physical cores 8 96
Threads 16 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E-2278G has 350% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 586.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2278G in performance tests.


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