Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i7-6700

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1220not rated
Place by popularity59not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency7.39no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date1 July 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$303no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads8112
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3426
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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
SocketFCLGA1151Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
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 i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB2 TiB
Max memory channels212
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s281.6 GB/s

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 9282 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 9282 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 9282 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 9282.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2015 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 56
Threads 8 112
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 400 Watt

i7-6700 has 515.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 9282, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-6700 and Xeon Platinum 9282. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-6700 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation one.


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