Xeon Gold 6226 vs Core i5-2520M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2101	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.49
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$1,776
Current price	$75 (0.3x MSRP)	$636 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	86 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PPGA988	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2520M and Xeon Gold 6226.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6226 outperforms Core i5-2520M by 811% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.45	13.21
Recency	1 February 2011	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	24
Cost	$225	$1776
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

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