Xeon E-2468 vs E-2478

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
19.49
+13.8%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon E-2468 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking312393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation82.5092.78
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency22.2224.03
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 12% better value for money than Xeon E-2478.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/s16 GT/s
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468 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
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology22
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++

Security technologies

Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version55
PCI Express lanes1616

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-2478 19.49
+13.8%
Xeon E-2468 17.13

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-2478 29827
+13.8%
Xeon E-2468 26221

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.49 17.13
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has a 13.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2468 in performance tests.


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