Intel Xeon E-2278G vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2278G and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E-2278G

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278G

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 52% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2942 vs 1639
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17023 vs 16884

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2019 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942 vs 1639
PassMark - CPU mark	17023 vs 16884

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 73.0°C
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB

Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 73.0°C
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2278G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2942

1639

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17023

16884

Name	Intel Xeon E-2278G	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942	1639
PassMark - CPU mark	17023	16884
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2278G	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	27 May 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$494
Place in performance rating	543	526
Processor Number	E-2278G	E5-2450V2
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.0°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Graphics
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
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)