Intel Xeon E-2278G vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
60.54
+446%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon E-2278G by 446% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.575.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$494
Current price$5500 $2064 (4.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 28% better value for money than Xeon E-2278G.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads12816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache256 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2174 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 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 configuration11
SocketWRX8FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory-128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Xeon E-2278G.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 60.54
+446%
Xeon E-2278G 11.08

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon E-2278G by 446% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 92987
+446%
Xeon E-2278G 17023

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Xeon E-2278G by 446% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 60.54 11.08
Recency 8 March 2022 27 May 2019
Physical cores 64 8
Threads 128 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 80 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2278G in performance tests.


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