Intel Core i3-8100 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6226R

Core i3-8100 vs Xeon Gold 6226R comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-8100 performs better than the Xeon Gold 6226R. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon Gold 6226R in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Xeon Gold 6226R has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8100. Indeed, the Xeon Gold 6226R has 16 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i3-8100. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8100. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i3-8100 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon Gold 6226R. Despite this, the Xeon Gold 6226R has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8100 CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon Gold 6226R CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i3-8100 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.