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.

 

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 1555
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 1555

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 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19022 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 19022 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
1555
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17472
19022
Name Intel Xeon E-2378 Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 3263 1555
PassMark - CPU mark 17472 19022
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 490 489
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)