Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs AMD EPYC 7262

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and AMD EPYC 7262 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 6226R

AMD EPYC 7262

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 2023
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40045 vs 34227

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 7 Aug 2019
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 2023
PassMark - CPU mark	40045 vs 34227

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7262

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
5.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB

Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	128 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7262

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2101

2023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40045

34227

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	AMD EPYC 7262
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101	2023
PassMark - CPU mark	40045	34227

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	AMD EPYC 7262
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	7 Aug 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$575
Place in performance rating	699	810
Processor Number	6226R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
OPN PIB		100-100000041WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000041
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	22 MB	128 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L2 cache		4 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		190.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	128
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		x16, x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)