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ISY 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W vs MSI Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 87specifications compared
  • 55differ
  • 32identical
  • 75known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:E5-2687W
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor cores
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:8
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4
  • Processor threads
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:16
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:3.8 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:3.1 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:20 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • 15127.01 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2687W:QPI
    • Nightblade X2B-243EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:DMI3

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162 specifications
Processor22 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® E5 FamilyIntel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersE5-2687Wi7-6700
Processor coresDiffers84
Processor threadsDiffers168
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.8 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers20 MB8 MB
Processor cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI3
System bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm14 nm
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon E5-2600Intel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy Bridge EPSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs150 W65 W
TcaseDiffers67 °C71 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers4016
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Number of processors installedDiffers21
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffersC2R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers750 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers800,1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs51.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one38Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers64 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers16x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speed2133 MHz2133 MHz
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers400 GB2.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 TB
Number of SSDs installed11
SSD capacityDiffers400 GB128 GB
Card reader integratedNoNo
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® Quadro® M5000NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memory8 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersNot availableIntel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.74 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1150 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.4
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersWorkstationPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneEEBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Xeon®Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portNoNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers1000 W350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Product colourBlackBlack
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Displayidentical
Display includedNoNo
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs21
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Idle StatesYesYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateYesYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyYesYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)YesYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)YesYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers6458288196
Processor codeDiffersSR0KGSR2BT
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45.0 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
ScalabilityDiffersS2S1S
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVXSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)YesYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)DiffersNoYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers330.2 mm373 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source287 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source

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