Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40100 vs 39325
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40100 vs 39325

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
  • 8 more threads: 40 vs 32
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85°C
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Number of cores 20 vs 16
Number of threads 40 vs 32
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 85°C
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2107
2107
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40100
39325
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2107 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 40100 39325

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Broadwell
Launch date 24 Feb 2020 Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP) $1300 - $1306
Place in performance rating 693 700
Processor Number 6226R E5-2698V4
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 2.20 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 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 20
Number of threads 32 40
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)