Xeon Platinum 8471N vs i7-6700

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1203not rated
Place by popularity51not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.99no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency7.41no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303$5,171

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)52
Threads8104
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)97.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size122 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 52
Threads 8 104
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 300 Watt

i7-6700 has 361.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8471N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 1200% more physical cores and 1200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 8471N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-6700 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8471N is a server/workstation one.


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