Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 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 6242

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later

Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 April 2019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 2126
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 39575

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 2126
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 39575

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

2184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

39575

40853

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	2184
PassMark - CPU mark	39575	40853

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6226R	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1300 - $1306	$2529
Place in performance rating	587	552
Processor Number	6226R	6242
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	6200
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.80 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
64 bit support
L2 cache		16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Number of QPI Links		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
PCIe configurations		1x16, x8, x4
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 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)