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MSI GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES vs MSI Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop

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  • 153specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 122identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Processor family
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:i5-4200H
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:i7-4710HQ
  • Processor cores
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:2
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:4
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:3.4 GHz
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES:2.8 GHz
    • Gaming GE70-2PEi716SR21B Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4710HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz

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Comparison of GE60 2PC(Apache)-214XES, GE70-2PEi716SR21B
171 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display surfaceKnown for oneMattUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4200Hi7-4710HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4200 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 4 GB2 x 8 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiBlu-Ray DVD Combo
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 850MNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.112.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSound Blaster CinemaCreative Sound Blaster Cinema
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM86Intel® HM87
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source103
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 8.1
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers7502778930
Processor codeDiffersSR15GSR1PX
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 32 x 1.65 mm37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg3 kg
WidthDiffers383 mm418 mm
DepthDiffers249.5 mm269 mm
Height (front)Known for one3.23 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one3.76 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source39 mm

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