Xeon E-2278G vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

Place in the ranking	2399	718
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.38
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	17.35	10.71
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$494

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	73 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 615	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	16 GB	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.10	10.75
Integrated graphics card	1.98	6.39
Recency	21 April 2017	29 May 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	80 Watt

Pentium Gold 4425Y has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2278G, on the other hand, has a 877.3% higher aggregate performance score, 222.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2278G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 4425Y is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2278G is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon E-2278G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.