Xeon Gold 6226R vs Turion II M520
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6226R outperforms Turion II M520 by a whopping 2796% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3164 | 556 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.52 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 4.24 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,300 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II M520 and Xeon Gold 6226R: 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M520 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Gold 6226R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| 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 | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II M520 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 Turion II M520 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Xeon Gold 6226R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 15.06 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
Turion II M520 has 329% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has a 2796% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6226R is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II M520 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II M520 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6226R is a server/workstation one.
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