Xeon Silver 4310 vs E-2278G

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	660	456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.45	30.53
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$494	no data
Current price	$1936 (3.9x MSRP)	$710

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4310 has 460% better value for money than Xeon E-2278G.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	174 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278G and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

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.

Silver 4310 outperforms E-2278G by 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.01	14.64
Recency	27 May 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	120 Watt

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