AMD Ryzen 5 4600U vs Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600U and Intel Xeon E-2278GEL processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600U

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13466 vs 12024

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 27 May 2019
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439 vs 2428
PassMark - CPU mark	13466 vs 12024

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2439

2428

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13466

12024

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
PassMark - Single thread mark	2439	2428
PassMark - CPU mark	13466	12024

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	27 May 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000105
Place in performance rating	920	937
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	Intel Xeon E Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$494
Processor Number		E-2278GEL
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	6
Graphics max frequency	1500 MHz
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E9A
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
DVI
eDP
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4+1x4, 2x4+1x4+1x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)