Xeon E-2278GE: specs and benchmarks

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Xeon E-2278GE
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
10.11

Xeon E-2278GE provides acceptable benchmark performance at 10.11% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Xeon E-2278GE sales 11 June 2019 at a recommended price of $519. This is a Coffee Lake-S WS architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4700 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 1151 processor with a TDP of 80 Watt. It supports DDR4 memory.

Primary details

Xeon E-2278GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking764
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.05
Market segmentServer
Power efficiency11.96of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$519of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speed3.3 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.7 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache64 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography14 nmof 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K)
Die size180 mm2
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GE compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
Socket1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattof 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H)

Technologies and extensions

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

AES-NI+
AVX+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
TSX+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon E-2278GE.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version3.0of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 9655P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E-2278GE. Overall benchmark performance 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-2278GE 10.11

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-2278GE 16067

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Xeon E-2278GE's performance relative to its closest rivals among server CPUs.


Xeon D-2733NT 100.89
Xeon E-2278GE 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Xeon E-2278GE is Xeon Platinum 8256, which is faster by 5% and higher by 32 positions in our ranking.

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Recommended GPUs

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