Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 features 12 processor cores and has the capability to manage 24 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6226, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6226
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6226 is 2.7 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 12
Threads: 24
Cores: 12x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 140.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 19.2 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 19.2 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 1776 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-12500E
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
19899
19899
Intel Xeon D-1747NTE
10C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
19836
19836
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
19823
19823
Intel Core i5-11600KF
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
19755
19755
Intel Core i5-11600K
6C 12T @ 3.9 GHz
19755
19755

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.3 GHz
11485
11485
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
11465
11465
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
11452
11452
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
12C 24T @ 3.1 GHz
11432
11432
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
11420
11420

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 2.5 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 2.7 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1028
1028
Intel Processor N95
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1028
1028