[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 16^# Threads: 32^#

Typical TDP: 150 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 22 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 19.97

Overall Rank:
307th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,984.52 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2026-01-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

39628

Single Thread Rating

2141

Samples: 55*
*Margin for error: Low

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	202,741 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	120,529 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	149 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	94,553 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	17,720 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	826,588 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,193 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	59,164 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,141 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz		39,628
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,238
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,248
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz		19.97
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz		2,141
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,779
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3248748 - Jan 29 2026		38915
BL3135054 - Dec 15 2025		29236
BL3122967 - Dec 10 2025 [Excluded]		40724
BL3069683 - Nov 20 2025 [Excluded]		6550
BL3047036 - Nov 12 2025 [Excluded]		28123

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz
As of 12th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R @ 2.90GHz		39,628
AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		41,202 (+4.0%)
AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		46,012 (+16.1%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		46,103 (+16.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		39,928 (+0.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6346 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		37,734 (-4.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6326 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		33,764 (-14.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		48,856 (+23.3%)
Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		45,172 (+14.0%)
Intel Xeon w5-3435X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		44,680 (+12.7%)
AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		33,499 (-15.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		33,435 (-15.6%)
AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R		32,752 (-17.4%)

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