Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 and Intel Xeon Gold 6226R 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 6234

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2390 vs 2107
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB vs 22 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2390 vs 2107

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 79°C
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40100 vs 30808
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum core temperature 85°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40100 vs 30808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2390
2107
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30808
40100
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
PassMark - Single thread mark 2390 2107
PassMark - CPU mark 30808 40100

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6234 Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date Q2'19 24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $2613 $1300 - $1306
Place in performance rating 694 696
Processor Number 6234 6226R
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.90 GHz
L3 cache 24.75 MB 22 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C 85°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
Front-side bus (FSB) 16 MB
L1 cache 1 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

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

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 2S

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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)