Xeon Gold 6226R vs W-2245

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2245
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 155 Watt
12.26
Xeon Gold 6226R
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.56
+35.1%

Xeon Gold 6226R outperforms Xeon W-2245 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking633399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.68
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.4910.45
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2245 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cacheno data1 MB
L2 cacheno data16 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature59 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2245 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6226R. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2245 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 W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2245 and Xeon Gold 6226R.

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 W-2245 12.26
Xeon Gold 6226R 16.56
+35.1%

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 W-2245 19469
Xeon Gold 6226R 26297
+35.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2245 1564
+15.8%
Xeon Gold 6226R 1351

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2245 8492
Xeon Gold 6226R 9598
+13%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.26 16.56
Recency 1 October 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 6226R has a 35.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 3.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6226R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2245 in performance tests.


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