Atom x7809C vs Xeon Gold 6226

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	588	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.85	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.74	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Amston Lake (2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,776	$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Atom x7809C.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	8 April 2024
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	25 Watt

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