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Intel Core i9-9980XE vs Intel Xeon E-2278GEL. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Intel Core i9-9980XE
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
Intel Xeon E-2278GEL

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9980XE or Intel Xeon E-2278GEL? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-9980XE has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Xeon E-2278GEL has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    111 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    18 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    405 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    4 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    103 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.21 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E-2278GEL CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    633 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
Intel Xeon E-2278GEL Intel Xeon E-2278GEL
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon E
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Xeon E
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics P630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E-2278GEL and Intel Core i9-9980XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Xeon E-2278GEL to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    84 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Core i9-9980XE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Xeon E-2278GEL.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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