Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Atom C2550

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Atom C2550 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

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 554
  • 22.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 vs 1422
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 vs 554
PassMark - CPU mark 32062 vs 1422

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2550

  • Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 96°C vs 86°C
  • 8.9x lower typical power consumption: 14 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum core temperature 96°C vs 86°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 14 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Atom C2550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2203
554
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32062
1422
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Atom C2550
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 554
PassMark - CPU mark 32062 1422

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Atom C2550

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Avoton
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q3'13
Launch price (MSRP) $1776
Place in performance rating 650 2759
Processor Number 6226 C2550
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 12 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 96°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 2.60 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24 4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR3/DDR3L 1600

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCBGA1283
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 14 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 2
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4 x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Scalability 4S
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)