Xeon Gold 6226R vs X6550

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X6550
2010
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
1.20
Xeon Gold 6226R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.42
+1268%

Xeon Gold 6226R outperforms Xeon X6550 by a whopping 1268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2503471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.84
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency0.8910.56
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 January 2010 (15 years ago)24 February 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon X6550 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cacheno data1 MB
L2 cacheno data16 MB
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache22 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °C85 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X6550 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.

SocketFCLGA1567FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 6226R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X6550 and Xeon Gold 6226R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

Xeon X6550 1.20
Xeon Gold 6226R 16.42
+1268%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon X6550 1936
Xeon Gold 6226R 26405
+1264%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 16.42
Recency 1 January 2010 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon X6550 has 15.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has a 1268.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226R is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon X6550 in performance tests.

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