Xeon E-2478 vs Gold 5218

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5218
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+37.8%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon Gold 5218 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking548319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.4482.67
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.3222.22
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 473% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5218.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5218 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache1 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5218 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5218 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 Gold 5218 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 Gold 5218 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Gold 5218 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 5218 13.63
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+37.8%

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 Gold 5218 21651
Xeon E-2478 29827
+37.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 18.78
Recency 2 April 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 5218 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 37.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5218 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5218 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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