Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon Gold 5218 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39575 vs 34232

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 Apr 2019
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39575 vs 34232

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2131 vs 2126

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

2131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39575

34232

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	2131
PassMark - CPU mark	39575	34232

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	588	663
Processor Number	6226R	5218
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.30 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	16 MB
L1 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of threads	32	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		87 °C
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2667
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		119.21 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)