Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 10% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 1618
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39575 vs 16619

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	39575 vs 16619

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

1618

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39575

16619

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	1618
PassMark - CPU mark	39575	16619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2856
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		17874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2450 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306
Place in performance rating	582	533
Processor Number	6226R	E5-2450V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.50 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of threads	32	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
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® 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® 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
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
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)