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Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs AMD EPYC 9254

The AMD EPYC 9254 is newer than Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 33% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 9254 uses around 46% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 16 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz×AMD EPYC 9254+ ADD
Price $769.95 - BUY $2440.45 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP5
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 4.2 GHz
# of Physical Cores12 (Threads: 24)24 (Threads: 48)
CacheL1: 768KB, L2: 12.0MB, L3: 19MBL1: 1,536KB, L2: 24.0MB, L3: 128MB
TDP125W200W
Yearly Running Cost$22.81$36.50
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2020Q2 2023
# of Samples313
CPU Value26.526.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2064(-32.8%)3070(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)20429(-68.7%)65227(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz
20,429
AMD EPYC 9254
65,227
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz
26.5
AMD EPYC 9254
26.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz
2,064
AMD EPYC 9254
3,070
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 @ 2.70GHz AMD EPYC 9254
Max TDP125W200W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.