Intel Xeon Gold 6226 vs AMD A8-4555M

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Intel Xeon Gold 6226 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-4555M
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 AMD A8-4555M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 or AMD A8-4555M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD A8-4555M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-4555M was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group AMD A8-4000M (2)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD A8-4555M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.40 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7600G
GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.43 GHz
-- GPU Generation 4
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7600G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD A8-4555M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
19.25 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 has a TDP of 125 W, that of the AMD A8-4555M is 19 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 19 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6226 has a 19.25 MB cache, while the AMD A8-4555M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Characteristic AMD A8-4555M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 3647 Socket FP2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2012
1776 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M (25%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M (9%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1028 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
252 (25%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
11452 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
657 (6%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon Gold 6226
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
19823 (100%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2198 (11%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6226 Intel Xeon Gold 6226
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-4555M AMD A8-4555M
AMD Radeon HD 7600G @ 0.43 GHz
326 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6226 AMD A8-4555M
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