Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
- 8 more threads: 24 vs 16
- Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 67°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 4x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 256 GB
- Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1740
- Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 vs 17753
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 vs March 2012 |
Number of cores | 12 vs 8 |
Number of threads | 24 vs 16 |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C vs 67°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 12 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB vs 256 GB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 vs 1740 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 vs 17753 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
- Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency | 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz |
L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) vs 19.25 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | Intel Xeon E5-2687W |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 | 1740 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 | 17753 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 699 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5632 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 12747 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 56.606 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 269.627 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 2.336 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 12.708 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 78.498 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | Intel Xeon E5-2687W | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Sandy Bridge EP |
Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 | March 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1776 | $815 |
Place in performance rating | 748 | 737 |
Processor Number | 6226 | E5-2687W |
Series | 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family |
Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Price now | $2,636.50 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.61 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 12 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 20480 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 86°C | 67°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
Number of cores | 12 | 8 |
Number of threads | 24 | 16 |
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links | 3 | |
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s QPI | |
Die size | 435 mm | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
Transistor count | 2270 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.60V - 1.35V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 131.13 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 256 GB |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 |
Compatibility |
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Package Size | 76.0mm x 56.5mm | 52.5mm x 45.0 mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 150 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | 40 |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, x8, x4 | |
Scalability | 4S | 2S Only |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 | Intel® AVX |
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
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) |