Xeon E-2478 vs i7-6950X Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	82.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i7EE	no data
Power efficiency	no data	22.22
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,743	$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	246 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	3400 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

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