N250 vs Xeon E-2278GE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2278GE outperforms N250 by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2278GE and N250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 810 | 1579 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 11.70 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 11 June 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $519 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2278GE and N250 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2278GE and N250 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 | 1 |
| Socket | 1151 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2278GE and N250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.25 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2278GE and N250 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GE and N250.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.83 | 3.48 |
| Recency | 11 June 2019 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
Xeon E-2278GE has a 182.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
N250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years.
The Xeon E-2278GE is our recommended choice as it beats the N250 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E-2278GE is a server/workstation processor while N250 is a notebook one.
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