EPYC 9135 vs Xeon E-2278GE

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	782	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.98	29.26
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	11.73	17.29
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Turin (2024)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$519	$1,214

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9135 has 22% better value for money than Xeon E-2278GE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.65 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	180 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135 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	2
Socket	1151	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics P630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GE and EPYC 9135.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.92	36.56
Recency	11 June 2019	10 October 2024
Physical cores	8	16
Threads	16	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	200 Watt

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