Xeon E-2478 vs E5-2640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.96
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+374%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon E5-2640 by a whopping 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1438319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.9482.67
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.9422.22
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 1998% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 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)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/s16 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 size435 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 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 E5-2640 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size384 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 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 E5-2640 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2640 3.96
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+374%

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 E5-2640 6294
Xeon E-2478 29827
+374%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.96 18.78
Recency 6 March 2012 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has a 374.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2640 in performance tests.


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