Xeon E-2278GE vs E-2468

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	393	764
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	93.06	25.05
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	24.04	11.96
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$426	$519

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 271% better value for money than Xeon E-2278GE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	257 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE 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	FCLGA1700	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4
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

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2468 and Xeon E-2278GE.

PCIe version	5	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.51	10.11
Recency	14 December 2023	11 June 2019
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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