Intel Xeon Silver 4314 vs Intel Xeon E-2278G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4314 and Intel Xeon E-2278G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4314

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 73.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44608 vs 17082
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 73.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44608 vs 17082

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2278G

  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2950 vs 2112
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2950 vs 2112

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4314
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2278G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2112
2950
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44608
17082
Name Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Intel Xeon E-2278G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2112 2950
PassMark - CPU mark 44608 17082

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Intel Xeon E-2278G

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $694 - $705 $494
Place in performance rating 636 644
Processor Number 4314 E-2278G
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel Xeon E Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 24 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 73.0°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 5.00 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support

Memory

Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory size 6 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)

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 P630

Graphics interfaces

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@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5