Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 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
4x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 256 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 1737
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39575 vs 17762

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs March 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 256 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 1737
PassMark - CPU mark	39575 vs 17762

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39575

17762

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	39575	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$815
Place in performance rating	588	727
Processor Number	6226R	E5-2687W
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.10 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 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		435 mm
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 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 Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)