Xeon E-2226G vs Gold 5222

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5222
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
5.97
Xeon E-2226G
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 80 Watt
6.99
+17.1%

Xeon E-2226G outperforms Xeon Gold 5222 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11071010
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.9930.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency5.388.27
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,221$255

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2226G has 514% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5222.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3834
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data154 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5222 and Xeon E-2226G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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.

Xeon Gold 5222 5.97
Xeon E-2226G 6.99
+17.1%

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.

Xeon Gold 5222 9489
Xeon E-2226G 11110
+17.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.97 6.99
Recency 2 April 2019 29 May 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 5222 has 33.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2226G, on the other hand, has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 50% more physical cores, and 31.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2226G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5222 in performance tests.


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