Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Core i7-2860QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Core i7-2860QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Intel Core i7-2860QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 1 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 1568
8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39735 vs 4582

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 3 January 2011
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
L3 cache	22 MB vs 8192 KB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 1568
PassMark - CPU mark	39735 vs 4582

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2860QM

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 85°C
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 85°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2860QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

1568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39735

4582

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Core i7-2860QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	1568
PassMark - CPU mark	39735	4582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		62.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.46
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.59
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.069

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Core i7-2860QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	3 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$568
Place in performance rating	739	2508
Processor Number	6226R	i7-2860QM
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Price now		$599.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.50 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	22 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		995 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1224, FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support