Intel Xeon E-2278GEL vs Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2278GEL and Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2428 vs 1905
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12024 vs 10881
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2428 vs 1905
PassMark - CPU mark 12024 vs 10881

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

  • 6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2428
1905
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12024
10881
Name Intel Xeon E-2278GEL Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2428 1905
PassMark - CPU mark 12024 10881
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3682
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 18932

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E-2278GEL Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Haswell
Launch date 27 May 2019 Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP) $494
Place in performance rating 838 341
Processor Number E-2278GEL E5-2618LV3
Series Intel Xeon E Processor Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of threads 16 16
Maximum core temperature 87.025°C
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 59 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4 1600/1866

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 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 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)