Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Gold 6234

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	215	235
Value for money	8.34	15.47
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (4 years old)	24 February 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,214	$1,300
Current price	$2408 (1.1x MSRP)	$1400 (1.1x MSRP)

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	32
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	22 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6234 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Xeon Gold 6226R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Gold 6234 outperforms Gold 6226R by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	22.31	21.49
Recency	2 April 2019	24 February 2020
Cost	$2214	$1300
Boost clock speed	3300	2900
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

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