Xeon Silver 4510 vs E-2478

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
Xeon Silver 4510
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
21.51
+14.5%

Xeon Silver 4510 outperforms Xeon E-2478 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking319252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation82.67100.00
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency22.2213.57
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4510 has 21% better value for money than Xeon E-2478.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology22.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2478 and Xeon Silver 4510 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 Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
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 Silver 4510.

PCIe version55
PCI Express lanes1680

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 18.78
Xeon Silver 4510 21.51
+14.5%

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
Xeon Silver 4510 34170
+14.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.78 21.51
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has 87.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has a 14.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2478 in performance tests.


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