Intel Xeon E-2278GE vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2278GE and AMD Ryzen 9 4900H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E-2278GE

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278GE

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

CPU is newer: launch date 9 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
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19150 vs 16410

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 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)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2707 vs 2704
PassMark - CPU mark	19150 vs 16410

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2278GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2704

2707

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16410

19150

Name	Intel Xeon E-2278GE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2704	2707
PassMark - CPU mark	16410	19150
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2278GE	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	27 May 2019	16 Mar 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$494
Place in performance rating	743	717
Processor Number	E-2278GE
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Maximum core temperature		105 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Unlocked
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	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 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™)