Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs W-2145

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-2145
11.85

Gold 6226 outperforms W-2145 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking582500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money10.4614.19
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameSkylake-W (2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 August 2017 (6 years old)2 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,113$1,776
Current price$688 (0.6x MSRP)$923 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6226 has 36% better value for money than Xeon W-2145.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °C86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket R4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size512 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.3 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2145 and Xeon Gold 6226.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 W-2145 11.85
Xeon Gold 6226 13.30
+12.2%

Gold 6226 outperforms W-2145 by 12% 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 W-2145 18203
Xeon Gold 6226 20429
+12.2%

Gold 6226 outperforms W-2145 by 12% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 11.85 13.30
Recency 29 August 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Cost $1113 $1776
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6226 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2145 in performance tests.


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