Intel Xeon E-2378 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2378 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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-2378

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2378

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 60% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3263 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Sep 2021 vs September 2013
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3263 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 56% 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
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18806 vs 17472

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18806 vs 17472

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2378
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3263

1557

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17472

18806

Name	Intel Xeon E-2378	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	3263	1557
PassMark - CPU mark	17472	18806
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2378	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	8 Sep 2021	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$406
Place in performance rating	489	488
Processor Number	E-2378	E5-2470V2
Series	Intel Xeon E Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,250
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	20
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
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	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	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-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)