Xeon E-2478 vs Core i5

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1765not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price$194 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5 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 coresno data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno dataIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 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-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Core i5 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 Core i5 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 14 December 2023

We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Xeon E-2478. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5 and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i5
Core i5
Intel Xeon E-2478
Xeon E-2478

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.6 32 votes

Rate Core i5 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Xeon E-2478 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5 or Xeon E-2478, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.