Xeon E-2278GEL vs Gold 6144

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	884	1191
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.55	3.81
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	7.31	20.89
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (8 years ago)	11 June 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,925	$519

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2278GEL has 593% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6144.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Xeon E-2278GEL.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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	10.23	6.82
Recency	11 July 2017	11 June 2019
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

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