Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs Intel Xeon X5550
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226 and Intel Xeon X5550 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
- 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
- Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
- Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 75°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 7.1x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 144 GB
- Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1310
- 5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32062 vs 5625
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 vs March 2009 |
| Number of cores | 12 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 24 vs 8 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz vs 3.06 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 86°C vs 75°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 45 nm |
| L1 cache | 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB vs 8192 KB (shared) |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB vs 144 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 vs 1310 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 vs 5625 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550
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| Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | Intel Xeon X5550 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2203 | 1310 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32062 | 5625 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 491 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2241 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.775 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 71.663 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.861 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 8.548 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.531 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Xeon Gold 6226 | Intel Xeon X5550 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake | Nehalem EP |
| Launch date | 2 Apr 2019 | March 2009 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1776 | $62 |
| Place in performance rating | 651 | 2451 |
| Processor Number | 6226 | X5550 |
| Series | 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
| Price now | $17.27 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 92.15 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.70 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 86°C | 75°C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| Number of cores | 12 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 24 | 8 |
| Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links | 3 | |
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | |
| Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
| Transistor count | 731 million | |
| VID voltage range | 0.75V -1.35V | |
Memory |
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| ECC memory support | ||
| Max memory channels | 6 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 131.13 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 144 GB |
| Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
Compatibility |
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| Package Size | 76.0mm x 56.5mm | 42.5mm x 45mm |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA1366 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, x8, x4 | |
| Scalability | 4S | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Run Sure Technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | |
| Speed Shift technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
| Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
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) | ||
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