Xeon W-1370 vs Gold 6226

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6226
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
12.86
Xeon W-1370
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
14.43
+12.2%

Xeon W-1370 outperforms Xeon Gold 6226 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking599501
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.5483.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.7417.07
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Rocket Lake-S (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,776$362

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1370 has 777% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6226.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6226 and Xeon W-1370.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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.

Xeon Gold 6226 12.86
Xeon W-1370 14.43
+12.2%

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.

Xeon Gold 6226 20429
Xeon W-1370 22926
+12.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.86 14.43
Recency 2 April 2019 6 May 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 6226 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon W-1370, on the other hand, has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-1370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6226 in performance tests.


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