Intel Xeon E-2288G vs Gold 6126

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6126
12.18
+7.8%

Gold 6126 outperforms E-2288G by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking560609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money58.013.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)27 May 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,776$539
Current price$114 (0.1x MSRP)$3319 (6.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6126 has 1669% better value for money than Xeon E-2288G.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB512 KB
L2 cache12 MB2 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data174 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G. 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 Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 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 Videono data+
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 6126 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G 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 6126 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G.

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 6126 12.18
+7.8%
Xeon E-2288G 11.30

Gold 6126 outperforms E-2288G by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6126 18701
+7.7%
Xeon E-2288G 17359

Gold 6126 outperforms E-2288G by 8% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6126 877
Xeon E-2288G 1167
+33.1%

E-2288G outperforms Gold 6126 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6126 11900
+69.3%
Xeon E-2288G 7028

Gold 6126 outperforms E-2288G by 69% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 12.18 11.30
Recency 25 April 2017 27 May 2019
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Cost $1776 $539
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6126 and Xeon E-2288G. The differences in performance seem too small.


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