Xeon E3-1230 V5 vs E-2278GEL

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2278GEL
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
7.86
+51.7%

Xeon E-2278GEL outperforms Xeon E3-1230 V5 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9551213
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.413.80
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency20.485.90
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$519$261

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278GEL has 358% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230 V5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2122 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5. 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-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5 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-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630N/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon E3-1230 V5.

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-2278GEL 7.86
+51.7%
Xeon E3-1230 V5 5.18

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-2278GEL 12024
+51.6%
Xeon E3-1230 V5 7930

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.86 5.18
Recency 11 June 2019 19 October 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E-2278GEL has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2278GEL is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 V5 in performance tests.


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