Intel Xeon E-2278G vs Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2278G and Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 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 E5-2697A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278G

Around 39% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2942 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942 vs 2157

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 73.0°C
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34280 vs 17023

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 73.0°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34280 vs 17023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2278G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2942

2157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17023

34280

Name	Intel Xeon E-2278G	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2942	2157
PassMark - CPU mark	17023	34280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3406
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		28945

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2278G	Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	27 May 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$494
Place in performance rating	540	114
Processor Number	E-2278G	E5-2697AV4
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73.0°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
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 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	145 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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® 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
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)