Xeon E-2278G vs Pentium Silver J5005

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1844	663
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	4.72
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$494
Current price	$83 (0.5x MSRP)	$2232 (4.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278G has 2% better value for money than Pentium Silver J5005.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	174 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 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
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 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 605	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	8 GB	128 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.2 GHz
Execution Units	18	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 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 Silver J5005 and Xeon E-2278G.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon E-2278G outperforms Pentium Silver J5005 by 451% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.00	11.01
Recency	1 December 2017	27 May 2019
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Cost	$161	$494
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	80 Watt

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