Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs AMD Opteron 146
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and AMD Opteron 146 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226
- CPU is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- 11 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 1
- Around 85% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 130 nm
- 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 5.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 400
- 92.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 vs 346
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 vs September 2003 |
Number of cores | 12 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 130 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 vs 400 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 vs 346 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 146
- Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 89 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 146
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | AMD Opteron 146 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 | 400 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 | 346 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | AMD Opteron 146 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | SledgeHammer |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 | September 2003 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1776 | $60 |
Place in performance rating | 650 | 3057 |
Processor Number | 6226 | |
Series | 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Price now | $59.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 2.62 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 19.25 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 1 |
Number of threads | 24 | |
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links | 3 | |
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 193 mm | |
Transistor count | 106 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 6 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 131.13 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | |
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 76.0mm x 56.5mm | |
Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | 940 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 89 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, x8, x4 | |
Scalability | 4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Speed Shift technology | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |