Xeon Gold 6226R vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6226R outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 769 | 382 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.78 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,300 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.92 | 17.05 |
| Recency | 19 September 2018 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 150 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has a 71.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6226R is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6226R is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Xeon Gold 6226R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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