Atom x7203C vs Xeon E-2378

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	699	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	16.02	no data
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake-E (2021)	Amston Lake (2024)
Release date	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$42

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C 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	FCLGA1200	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2378 and Atom x7203C.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	44	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2021	8 April 2024
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	9 Watt

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