Xeon Gold 6208U vs Gold 6226R

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6226R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.56
Xeon Gold 6208U
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
17.05
+3%

Xeon Gold 6208U outperforms Xeon Gold 6226R by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking399381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.68no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.4510.76
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,300no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache22 MB22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °C85 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U 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.

SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 6226R 16.56
Xeon Gold 6208U 17.05
+3%

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 6226R 26297
Xeon Gold 6208U 27085
+3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.56 17.05
Recency 24 February 2020 1 January 2020

Xeon Gold 6226R has an age advantage of 1 month.

Xeon Gold 6208U, on the other hand, has a 3% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Gold 6208U.


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