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).

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

1740

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32062

17753

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1776	$815
Place in performance rating	749	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
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
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
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
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
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)