Xeon Gold 5412U vs E-2378

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2378
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
11.00
Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
33.09
+201%

Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms Xeon E-2378 by a whopping 201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking711121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data92.56
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency16.0216.93
Architecture codenameRocket Lake-E (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date8 September 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U 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
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2378 and Xeon Gold 5412U.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes4480

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-2378 11.00
Xeon Gold 5412U 33.09
+201%

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-2378 17472
Xeon Gold 5412U 52557
+201%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.00 33.09
Recency 8 September 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon E-2378 has 184.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5412U, on the other hand, has a 200.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2378 in performance tests.


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