Xeon E-2478 vs E3-1270

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.37
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+457%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon E3-1270 by a whopping 457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1573320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2482.67
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.9822.20
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 6567% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size216 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478 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
SocketLGA1155FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes2016

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 E3-1270 3.37
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+457%

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 E3-1270 5350
Xeon E-2478 29827
+458%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 18.78
Recency 3 April 2011 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16

Xeon E-2478 has a 457.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 in performance tests.


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