Ultra 9 285T vs Xeon E-2378

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	702	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	16.02	no data
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake-E (2021)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)	January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T. 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	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
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 Core Ultra 9 285T 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 Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
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

Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2378 and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	44	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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