Xeon E-2488 vs E-2134

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1042	277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	12 July 2018 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data
Current price	$299 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488 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	8	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488 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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data
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 Xeon E-2134 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

E-2488 outperforms E-2134 by 223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.96	19.26
Recency	12 July 2018	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

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