Intel Xeon E-2478 vs Intel Xeon w5-2555X

Intel Xeon E-2478 $556
Intel Xeon w5-2555X $1,079
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
14 Cores
28 Threads
3.3GHz Clock
Socket
LGA 1700
Socket
LGA 4677
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 49% faster vs Xeon w5-2555X
  • 33% slower vs Xeon E-2478
Xeon E-2478 - GB6S 2,900
x1.49
Xeon w5-2555X - GB6S 1,950
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 5% slower vs Xeon w5-2555X
  • 5% faster vs Xeon E-2478
Xeon E-2478 - GB6M 12,800
x1
Xeon w5-2555X - GB6M 13,500
x1.05
  • 50% slower vs Xeon w5-2555X
  • 2x faster vs Xeon E-2478
Xeon E-2478 - 76.8GB/s
x1
Xeon w5-2555X - 153.6GB/s
x2
  • 62% lower vs Xeon w5-2555X
  • 163% higher vs Xeon E-2478
Xeon E-2478 - 80W
x1
Xeon w5-2555X - 210W
x2.63
GB6M 13,500
51%
Manufacturer
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Raptor Lake
Architecture
Sapphire Rapids
Family
Xeon 4
Family
Xeon 5
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Raptor Lake-E
Raptor Lake-8P-16E
Raptor Cove
Codename
Sapphire Rapids-WS
Sapphire Rapids-MCC
Golden Cove
Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
10/17/2023
Release Date
7/1/2024
Foundry
Intel
Foundry
Intel
Node
Intel 7
Node
Intel 7
Die Size
257 mm²
Die Size
770 mm²
Transistor Count
18.5 Billion
Transistor Count
53.9 Billion
8 Cores
14 Cores
16 Threads
28 Threads
2.8GHz
5.2GHz Boost
3.3GHz
4.8GHz Boost
Overclocking
Locked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
DMI
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
8
Lanes
8
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L1 Data
48KB/Core
12-way set associative
L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
L2
2048KB/Core
16-way set associative
L3
24MB Shared
12-way set associative
L3
33.8MB Shared
10-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
2048GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Clock
2400MHz
Transfer Rate
4800MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
38.4GB/s
Bandwidth
153.6GB/s
TDP
80W
-
TDP
210W
252W Peak
Temp
100°C Max
-
Temp
101°C Max
75°C TCase
Included Cooler
Laminar RS1
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 5.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 5.0 x64 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
-
DL Boost
No Cellular
No Cellular
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