Xeon E-2478 vs E5-2428L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2428L
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
5.35
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+251%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon E5-2428L by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1177320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.67
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency8.4322.20
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2428L 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Threads1216
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 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 cache15360 KB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size294 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2428L 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 configuration21
Socket1356FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
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 E5-2428L and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5-2428L 5.35
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+251%

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 E5-2428L 8500
Xeon E-2478 29827
+251%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.35 18.78
Recency 14 May 2012 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2428L has 33.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 251% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2428L in performance tests.


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