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ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 vs MSI XpertStation WS300

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 5identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 58 more processor cores than the ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 (72 vs 14). The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 684 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 (748 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690 has 1 more storage drives supported than the MSI XpertStation WS300 (5 vs 4). Only the MSI XpertStation WS300 has internal memory installed. Only the MSI XpertStation WS300 has storage drives installed.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:Intel
    • XpertStation WS300:Nvidia
  • Processor cores
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:14
    • XpertStation WS300:72
  • Internal memory installed
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:No
    • XpertStation WS300:Yes
  • Maximum internal memory
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:64 GB
    • XpertStation WS300:748 GB
  • Storage drives installed
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:No
    • XpertStation WS300:Yes
  • Supported storage drive types
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:HDD & SSD
    • XpertStation WS300:SSD
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:M.2,2.5
    • XpertStation WS300:M.2
  • Storage drive interface
    • NUC 13 RNUC13RNGI50001 Desktop Black i5-13600K Intel Z690:PCI Express, Serial ATA III
    • XpertStation WS300:M.2

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Comparison of RNUC13RNGI50001, XpertStation WS300
69 specifications
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelNvidia
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i5Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor generationKnown for one13th gen Intel® Core™ i5Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for onei5-13600KUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers1472
Processor threadsKnown for one20Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one5.1 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one24 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one20 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one125 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memory installedDiffersNoYes
Memory slots typeKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB748 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDD & SSDSSD
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffersM.2,2.5M.2
SSD form factorM.2M.2
Storage drive interfaceDiffersPCI Express, Serial ATA IIIM.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers54
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelNVIDIA
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel UHD Graphics 770Aspeed AST2600
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel Z690Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supported11
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneKiller Wi-Fi 6E AX1690Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
M.2 card slot (storage)Known for one2 via PCH + 1 via CPU (NVMe)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots version5.05.0
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for oneDesktopUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Product typeDiffersPC bareboneWorkstation barebone
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersNoLinux
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for oneInternal power supply unitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one337 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one318 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one129 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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