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

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Released
Q4/2018
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-9980XE has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 18 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Xeon E-2278GEL has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    18 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% higher specified turbo frequency

    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)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    42 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    296 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    38 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    55 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure 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)
    587 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.

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    18 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    36 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.5 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (18 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.4 GHz
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics P630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    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.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Xeon E-2278GEL Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    84 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    165 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9980XE and Intel Xeon E-2278GEL, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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