Xeon Platinum 8176M vs i7-7700K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1099not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency6.31no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339$11,722

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier4221
L1 cache64K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)91 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® 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+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no 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 i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 25 April 2017
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 91 Watt 165 Watt

i7-7700K has 81.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8176M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7700K and Xeon Platinum 8176M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-7700K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8176M is a server/workstation one.


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