Xeon E7-8893 v4 vs E-2278G
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 718 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 28.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.71 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 April 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $494 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 174 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 73 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 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) | 8 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 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-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 3 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 85 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 Xeon E7-8893 v4 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4 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 Xeon E7-8893 v4 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 Xeon E7-8893 v4.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 32 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 1 April 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 140 Watt |
Xeon E-2278G has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 75% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2278G and Xeon E7-8893 v4. We've got no test results to judge.
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