Xeon Gold 5317 vs E-2278G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2278G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
10.79
Xeon Gold 5317
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
17.24
+59.8%

Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Xeon E-2278G by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking725370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.99no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Power efficiency10.7510.88
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date29 May 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$494no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 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 Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
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 Xeon Gold 5317 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317 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 Xeon Gold 5317 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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 10.79
Xeon Gold 5317 17.24
+59.8%

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 17145
Xeon Gold 5317 27387
+59.7%

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 1638
+30%
Xeon Gold 5317 1260

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 7549
Xeon Gold 5317 9808
+29.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.79 17.24
Recency 29 May 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E-2278G has 87.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 59.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2278G in performance tests.


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