Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1584

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 1584

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 12
12 more threads: 36 vs 24
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 87 vs 86°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53402 vs 32062

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 12
Number of threads	36 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	87 vs 86°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53402 vs 32062

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

1584

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32062

53402

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203	1584
PassMark - CPU mark	32062	53402

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226	Intel Xeon E5-4667 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1776
Place in performance rating	651	638
Processor Number	6226	E5-4667V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	87
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	18
Number of threads	24	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
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	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)