Xeon E-2478 vs Pentium 6805

VS

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 6805
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+573%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 573% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1683313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.67
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency17.6022.22
Architecture codenameIce Lake-Y (2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 October 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 6805 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 speed1.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size123 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 6805 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1526FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 6805 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++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 6805 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Pentium 6805 2.79
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+573%

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.

Pentium 6805 4424
Xeon E-2478 29827
+574%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 18.78
Recency 1 October 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium 6805 has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 573.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 6805 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 6805 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 Pentium 6805
Pentium 6805
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.


3.9 191 vote

Rate Pentium 6805 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 Pentium 6805 or Xeon E-2478, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.