Xeon E-2378 vs L5640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
2.92
Xeon E-2378
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
11.00
+277%

Xeon E-2378 outperforms Xeon L5640 by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1659710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.70no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.6016.01
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size288 GB128 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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 L5640 2.92
Xeon E-2378 11.00
+277%

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 L5640 4645
Xeon E-2378 17472
+276%

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 L5640 398
Xeon E-2378 1996
+402%

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 L5640 1934
Xeon E-2378 8121
+320%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 11.00
Recency 16 March 2010 8 September 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5640 has 8.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2378, on the other hand, has a 276.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2378 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5640 in performance tests.


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