Xeon E-2478 vs W-3265M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-3265M
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
21.28
+13.3%
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78

Xeon W-3265M outperforms Xeon E-2478 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3265M and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking253314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.9282.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency9.8222.22
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,353$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 1296% better value for money than Xeon W-3265M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3265M 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3265M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3265M and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3265M and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3265M and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3265M and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size2 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
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 W-3265M and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes6416

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 W-3265M 21.28
+13.3%
Xeon E-2478 18.78

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 W-3265M 33800
+13.3%
Xeon E-2478 29827

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.28 18.78
Recency 3 June 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon W-3265M has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 156.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-3265M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2478 in performance tests.


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