Xeon Gold 6226R vs EPYC 7401

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 170 Watt
34.80
+110%
Xeon Gold 6226R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.56

EPYC 7401 outperforms Xeon Gold 6226R by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking107399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.4822.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency19.3710.45
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,850$1,300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6226R has 139% better value for money than EPYC 7401.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2029
L1 cache96K (per core)1 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 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

EPYC 7401 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 EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Gold 6226R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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.

EPYC 7401 34.80
+110%
Xeon Gold 6226R 16.56

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.

EPYC 7401 55280
+110%
Xeon Gold 6226R 26297

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.80 16.56
Recency 29 June 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 150 Watt

EPYC 7401 has a 110.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7401 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6226R in performance tests.


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