Xeon E-2378 vs E7-4850 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	16.02
Architecture codename	Haswell-EX (2015)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378 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	4	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4850 v3 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	44

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2015	8 September 2021
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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