Intel Xeon E-2278GE vs Intel Xeon Gold 6144

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Intel Xeon E-2278GE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon Gold 6144

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E-2278GE or Intel Xeon Gold 6144 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6144 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6144 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Xeon E-2200 (19) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Coffee Lake S Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2278GE is 3.30 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6144 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6144 is at 3.50 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6144
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE or Intel Xeon Gold 6144 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6144 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6144
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E-2278GE is 80 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6144 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6144
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6144 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6144
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2017
494 $ Release price 2900 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2278GE (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 (88%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2278GE (84%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1308 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1108 (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
8296 (97%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
8522 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
465 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
426 (92%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
15914 (71%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
22306 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
212 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
184 (87%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1275 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
4283 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
1775 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel Xeon Gold 6144
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