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ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H vs ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 17identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H has 12 more processor cores than the ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40 (16 vs 4). The ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H has 8 more processor threads than the ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40 (16 vs 8). The ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H has 1.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40 (5.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz). Only the ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40 has internal memory installed. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H, AMD on the ASUS VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:Intel
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:AMD
  • Processor family
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:Intel Core Ultra 9
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:AMD Ryzen™ 5
  • Processor generation
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:AMD Ryzen 10 Series
  • Processor model
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:285H
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:40
  • Processor cores
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:16
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:4
  • Processor threads
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:16
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:5.4 GHz
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:4.3 GHz
  • Internal memory installed
    • NUC 15 Pro+ RNUC15CRSU900000I Silver 285H:No
    • VM31-BER540MN2 Black 40:Yes

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Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor familyDiffersIntel Core Ultra 9AMD Ryzen™ 5
Processor generationDiffersIntel Core Ultra (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 10 Series
Processor modelDiffers285H40
Processor coresDiffers164
Processor threadsDiffers168
Processor boost frequencyDiffers5.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Performance coresKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one5.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one4.5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one2.5 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one2.9 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one2.7 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for one1000 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one24 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceL2 & L3
L2 cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 MB
L3 cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
Memory1 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 memoryKnown for one96 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one6400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR5-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storageidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneSSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
NVMeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelAMD
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel Arc 140TAMD Radeon 610M
Network3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Wi-Fi 7 BE201Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.45.2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB4 Gen 2x2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 11 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUbuntu 24.04 LTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system installedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one19 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers144 mm135 mm
DepthDiffers112 mm115 mm
HeightDiffers42 mm35.8 mm
WeightDiffers600 g360 g

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