Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Intel Xeon E-2134

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Intel Xeon E-2134 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Intel Xeon E-2134

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8

Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2134

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 120 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2134

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E-2134
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7451
PassMark - Single thread mark		2653
PassMark - CPU mark		9319

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3	Intel Xeon E-2134
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Coffee Lake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Place in performance rating	867	869
Processor Number	E5-2678 v3	E-2134
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch date		Q3'18
Series		Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2500 MHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24	8
Maximum frequency		4.50 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)