Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 78.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2199 vs 1629
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32991 vs 19847

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 78.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199 vs 1629
PassMark - CPU mark	32991 vs 19847

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2199

1629

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32991

19847

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199	1629
PassMark - CPU mark	32991	19847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		689
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6066
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		311.954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.724

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$1776
Place in performance rating	789	790
Processor Number	6226	E5-2650V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.30 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	78.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)