Xeon E-2378G vs W-11955M

General info

Comparing Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	433	479
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	41.25	27.15
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	11 May 2021 (2 years ago)	8 September 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$530	$737

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-11955M has 52% better value for money than Xeon E-2378G.

Technical specs

Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G 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	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G 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	FCBGA1787	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	32	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-11955M and Xeon E-2378G.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

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. 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.

W-11955M outperforms E-2378G by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	14.65	13.72
Recency	11 May 2021	8 September 2021
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

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