Ultra 5 226V vs Xeon E-2246G
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 226V outperforms Xeon E-2246G by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 879 | 648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.17 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.26 | 66.75 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $311 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 37 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 149.6 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Arc 130V |
| Max video memory | 128 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.67 | 11.99 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon E-2246G has 50% more threads.
Ultra 5 226V, on the other hand, has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 370.6% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 226V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2246G in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E-2246G is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 226V is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2246G and Core Ultra 5 226V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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