Xeon E-2378 vs E5-2618L v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2618L v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 75 Watt
8.12
Xeon E-2378
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
11.42
+40.6%

Xeon E-2378 outperforms Xeon E5-2618L v4 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking940697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.26no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency9.8716.02
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$779no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier22no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4044

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 E5-2618L v4 8.12
Xeon E-2378 11.42
+40.6%

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 E5-2618L v4 12429
Xeon E-2378 17472
+40.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2618L v4 823
Xeon E-2378 1983
+141%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2618L v4 6519
Xeon E-2378 8168
+25.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.12 11.42
Recency 20 June 2016 8 September 2021
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2618L v4 has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Xeon E-2378, on the other hand, has a 40.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 15.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2378 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2618L v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2618L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Xeon E-2378 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2618L v4 and Xeon E-2378, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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