Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Gold 6226

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6226
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
12.86
+161%
Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92

Xeon Gold 6226 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 v3 by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5961240
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.57no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.695.45
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,776no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C73 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 6226 12.86
+161%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 4.92

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 6226 20429
+162%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 7810

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.86 4.92
Recency 2 April 2019 8 September 2014
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Gold 6226 has a 161.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2620 v3, on the other hand, has 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6226 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2620 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon E5-2620 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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