Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Gold Broadcom BCM
• Generation
  2 4
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 Broadcom BCM2711

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Gold 6226R vs Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.90 GHz 1.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.90 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  32 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A72

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Broadcom VideoCore VI
• GPU frequency
  0.50 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  64
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  6
• Technology
  28 nm
• Release date
  06/2019

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711). Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode
• VP8
  No Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Max. Memory
  1024 GB 8192 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  6 1
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711).

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Gold 6226R or Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  150 W 7.5 W
• TDP down
  -- 3 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L2-Cache
  -- 1.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  22.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cascade Lake Cortex-A72
• Technology
  14 nm 28 nm
• Socket
  LGA 3647 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2020 06/2019

List of devices based on Intel Xeon Gold 6226R and Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711).

• Used in
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