Processor N100 vs Xeon Gold 6226R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	391	1788
Place by popularity	not in top-100	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.98	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	10.45	37.07
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,300	$128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	22 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Processor N100.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	9

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.56	2.35
Recency	24 February 2020	3 January 2023
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	6 Watt

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