7 240H vs Xeon E-2478

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	400	536
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	74.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	20.27	30.13
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	18 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$568	$502

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-cores	8	6
Efficient-cores	no data	4
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H 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	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size	128 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.55 GHz
Execution Units	no data	64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core 7 240H.

PCIe version	5	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.96	14.18
Recency	14 December 2023	18 December 2024
Physical cores	8	10
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

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