Xeon E-2478 vs Gold 5415+

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5415+
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 150 Watt
15.71
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+19.5%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Xeon Gold 5415+ by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking436320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation34.5982.67
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.9122.20
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,076$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 139% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5415+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478 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)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478 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 configuration21
Socket4677FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5415+ and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version5.05
PCI Express lanes8016

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.

Xeon Gold 5415+ 15.71
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+19.5%

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.

Xeon Gold 5415+ 24951
Xeon E-2478 29827
+19.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.71 18.78
Recency 10 January 2023 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has a 19.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5415+ in performance tests.


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