Atom x7405C vs Xeon E-2478

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	313	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	82.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	22.22	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Amston Lake (2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$568	$57

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	10 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	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

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2478 and Atom x7405C.

PCIe version	5	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	8 April 2024
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	12 Watt

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