Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Gold 6226R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	390	53
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.01	10.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.45	13.58
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,300	$6,839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6226R has 120% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8571N.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	52
Threads	32	104
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N. 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	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 Platinum 8571N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
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 6226R and Xeon Platinum 8571N.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	80

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.56	43.05
Recency	24 February 2020	14 December 2023
Physical cores	16	52
Threads	32	104
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	300 Watt

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