Ultra 7 266V vs Xeon E-2478

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking318not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation82.67no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency22.10no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$568no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/s37 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V 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
SocketFCLGA1700Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V.

PCIe version55.0
PCI Express lanes164

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 24 September 2024
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has 100% more threads.

Ultra 7 266V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 370.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2478 and Core Ultra 7 266V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 266V is a notebook one.


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