Xeon E-2478 vs Athlon 240GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 240GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.85
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+559%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Athlon 240GE by a whopping 559% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1676319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4282.67
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.7122.22
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 September 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 2317% better value for money than Athlon 240GE.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache192 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 240GE 2.85
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+559%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 240GE 4527
Xeon E-2478 29827
+559%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 18.78
Recency 6 September 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon 240GE has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 558.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 240GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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