Intel Xeon E-2278GE vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2278GE and AMD Ryzen 7 4800U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278GE

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2547
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16676 vs 15756
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Jan 2020 vs 27 May 2019
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 2547
PassMark - CPU mark 16676 vs 15756

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2278GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2547
2568
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15756
16676
Name Intel Xeon E-2278GE AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2547 2568
PassMark - CPU mark 15756 16676

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2278GE AMD Ryzen 7 4800U

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen 2
Launch date 27 May 2019 6 Jan 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $494
Place in performance rating 826 804
Processor Number E-2278GE
Series Intel Xeon E Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
OPN Tray 100-000000082

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 1.8 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Maximum core temperature 105 °C
Number of GPU cores 8

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266

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 630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S 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

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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)