Xeon E3-1505M v5 vs E-2278GE

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	764	1338
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.05	1.70
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	11.96	9.23
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	27 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$519	$434

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278GE has 1374% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505M v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 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	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	28
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	180 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	1151	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel HD Graphics P530
Max video memory	no data	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GE and Xeon E3-1505M v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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	10.11	4.39
Integrated graphics card	6.39	2.78
Recency	11 June 2019	27 October 2015
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

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