Xeon E-2176G vs E-2278GE

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2278GE
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
9.92
+15.8%
Xeon E-2176G
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.57

Xeon E-2278GE outperforms Xeon E-2176G by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking774877
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.4821.28
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency11.7410.14
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$519$367

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278GE has 15% better value for money than Xeon E-2176G.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2154 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E-2176G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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-2278GE 9.92
+15.8%
Xeon E-2176G 8.57

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 15756
+15.7%
Xeon E-2176G 13618

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.92 8.57
Recency 11 June 2019 12 July 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12

Xeon E-2278GE has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2278GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2176G in performance tests.


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