Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4 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 E5-2637 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 75°C
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39575 vs 13944

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39575 vs 13944

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2207 vs 2126

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2207 vs 2126

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

2207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39575

13944

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	2207
PassMark - CPU mark	39575	13944
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4138
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15346

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2637 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306
Place in performance rating	588	287
Processor Number	6226R	E5-2637V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
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® AVX2
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® 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)