i7-7600U vs Xeon Platinum 8168

Place in the ranking	262	1791
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	9.62	14.67
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,890	$393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U 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 cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	27	28
L1 cache	1.5 MB	128 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	33 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 620
Max video memory	no data	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8168 21.23
+796%

i7-7600U 2.37

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8168 33099
+795%

i7-7600U 3699

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.23	2.37
Recency	25 April 2017	3 January 2017
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	4
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8168 has a 795.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

i7-7600U, on the other hand, has 1266.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8168 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-7600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8168 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-7600U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8168 and Core i7-7600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.