Xeon Gold 6226R vs E3-1220 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1562	349
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.12	13.01
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$220	$1,300
Current price	$30 (0.1x MSRP)	$1697 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6226R has 83% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v2 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	22 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v2 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Xeon Gold 6226R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

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.

Gold 6226R outperforms E3-1220 v2 by 463% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.02	17.00
Recency	14 May 2012	24 February 2020
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Cost	$220	$1300
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	150 Watt

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