Xeon Gold 6226R vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+68.9%
Xeon Gold 6226R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.56

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Xeon Gold 6226R by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.79
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency82.2910.39
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed2.592 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cacheno data1 MB
L2 cache4 MB16 MB
L3 cacheno data22 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 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.

Socketno dataFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 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)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6226R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 16.56
Recency 30 October 2024 24 February 2020
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 150 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 68.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 368.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6226R in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6226R is a server/workstation one.


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