Xeon Gold 6226 vs Core i7-5960X

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	862	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.16	20.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Haswell-E (2014)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$1,776
Current price	$148 (0.1x MSRP)	$636 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6226 has 233% better value for money than i7-5960X.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5960X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 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	20 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	86 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5960X 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	FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5960X and Xeon Gold 6226.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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 i7-5960X by 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.23	13.21
Recency	1 September 2014	2 April 2019
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Cost	$999	$1776
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

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