Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Xeon Gold 6226 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 6240R

Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 86°C
Around 86% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2279 vs 2199
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55775 vs 32991

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 86°C
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 19.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279 vs 2199
PassMark - CPU mark	55775 vs 32991

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6226

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6226

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2279

2199

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55775

32991

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Gold 6226
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279	2199
PassMark - CPU mark	55775	32991

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Gold 6226
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594	$1776
Place in performance rating	479	789
Processor Number	6240R	6226
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
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	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	125 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 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® TSX-NI
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)