Xeon Gold 6226 vs Ultra 7 155H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	425	589
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.70
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	53.33	9.74
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H (2023)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$503	$1,776

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	22	24
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H 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 configuration	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	96 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.25 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Gold 6226.

PCIe version	5.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	48
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.78	12.86
Recency	14 December 2023	2 April 2019
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	22	24
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	125 Watt

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