Xeon Gold 6162 vs E-2278G

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking725not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.97no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Power efficiency10.75no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)no data
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)1 July 2018 (6 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 6162 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size174 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162 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)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
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 Xeon Gold 6162 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
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 6162 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162 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 6162 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 6162.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 May 2019 1 July 2018
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E-2278G has an age advantage of 10 months, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6162, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Gold 6162. We've got no test results to judge.


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