Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 vs 23316
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 32062 vs 23316

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 12
  • 4 more threads: 28 vs 24
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2473 vs 2203
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 12
Number of threads 28 vs 24
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2473 vs 2203

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2203
2473
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
32062
23316
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark 2203 2473
PassMark - CPU mark 32062 23316

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon W-2175

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP) $1776
Place in performance rating 749 751
Processor Number 6226 W-2175
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.70 GHz 2.50 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
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 12 14
Number of threads 24 28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 0
64 bit support
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 4S 1S 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
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 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 2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)