Xeon E-2378G vs Pentium E5300

Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Xeon E-2378G
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
13.32
+2237%

Xeon E-2378G outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 2237% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2818557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.8315.76
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G 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)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data1

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon E-2378G.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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 E5300 0.57
Xeon E-2378G 13.32
+2237%

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 E5300 902
Xeon E-2378G 21153
+2245%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 13.32
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium E5300 has 23.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2378G, on the other hand, has a 2236.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2378G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5300 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5300 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2378G is a server/workstation one.


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