Intel Xeon E-2278GE Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-08

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Xeon E series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE scores 1,308 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 8,296 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Xeon E-2278GE
Family:	Intel Xeon E
CPU group:	Intel Xeon E-2200
Architecture:	Coffee Lake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	8 / 16
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	8x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 Cores):	3.50 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon E-2278GE uses the Intel UHD Graphics P630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics P630
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.20 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9.5
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q4/2017

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2666	42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	80 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2278GE is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 16.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1151
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	16.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q2/2019
Release price:	494 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz (4.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E-2278GE have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1317
	Intel Xeon E-2278G 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1314
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16C 32T @ 4.30 GHz	1310
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	1308
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX 12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz	1307
	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	1306
	AMD EPYC 7763 64C 128T @ 3.50 GHz	1305

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 Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	8312
	Intel Core i9-11950H 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	8311
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	8308
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	8296
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	8275
	Intel Xeon Gold 5217 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	8232
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700GE 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	8202

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.


	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	467
	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	467
	Intel Core i7-7700K 4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz	466
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	465
	Intel Xeon E-2226G 6C 6T @ 4.70 GHz	465
	Intel Xeon E-2276M 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	465
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	465

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 Core i7-8086K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i7-8700K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Core i7-9700K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Processor N97 Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461
	Intel Xeon W-1270TE Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461

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 E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz	15983
	Intel Core i7-11700T 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	15982
	AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	15922
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	15914
	Intel Core i5-11400H 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	15914
	Intel Core i9-10980HK 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	15906
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	15850

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz	214
	Intel Core i7-9700K 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	214
	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	214
	Intel Xeon E-2278GE 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	212
	Intel Xeon E-2226G 6C 6T @ 4.70 GHz	212
	Intel Xeon E-2224G 4C 4T @ 4.70 GHz	212
	Intel Core i7-10875H 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	212

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,428 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,402 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
478 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,104 entries

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