Xeon Silver 4110 vs E-2278GEL

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2278GEL
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
7.57
+17.5%
Xeon Silver 4110
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.44

Xeon E-2278GEL outperforms Xeon Silver 4110 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9741062
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.655.66
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency20.447.16
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$519$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278GEL has 194% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4110.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
Socket1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110 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 Silver 4110. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Xeon Silver 4110.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 7.57
+17.5%
Xeon Silver 4110 6.44

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
+17.6%
Xeon Silver 4110 10226

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.57 6.44
Recency 11 June 2019 11 July 2017
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E-2278GEL has a 17.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2278GEL is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4110 in performance tests.


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