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ASUS NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540 vs MSI XpertStation WS300

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 7identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 64 more processor cores than the ASUS NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540 (72 vs 8). The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 620 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540 (748 GB vs 128 GB). The ASUS NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI XpertStation WS300 (2 vs 1). Only the MSI XpertStation WS300 has internal memory installed. Only the MSI XpertStation WS300 has storage drives installed.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:Intel
    • XpertStation WS300:Nvidia
  • Processor cores
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:8
    • XpertStation WS300:72
  • Internal memory installed
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:No
    • XpertStation WS300:Yes
  • Maximum internal memory
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:128 GB
    • XpertStation WS300:748 GB
  • Storage drives installed
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:No
    • XpertStation WS300:Yes
  • Graphics card family
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:Intel
    • XpertStation WS300:NVIDIA
  • On-board graphics card model
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:Intel® Graphics
    • XpertStation WS300:Aspeed AST2600
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • NUC 16 Pro RNUC16GDKV56000U PC/workstation barebone Black 335 FCBGA2540:2
    • XpertStation WS300:1

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63 specifications
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelNvidia
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel Core Ultra 5Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one335Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers872
Processor threadsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one4.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance coresKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one4.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one2.2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Efficient-core base frequencyKnown for one1.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one12 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — 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 memoryDiffers128 GB748 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR5-SDRAM, LPDDR5X-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Supported storage drive typesSSDSSD
Storage drive sizes supportedM.2M.2
SSD form factorM.2M.2
NVMeYesYes
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one8 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelNVIDIA
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GraphicsAspeed AST2600
Performanceidentical
Processor socketKnown for oneFCBGA2540Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 7 (802.11be)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Wi-Fi 7 BE211Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one6.0Unknown — 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 one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — 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 one2Unknown — 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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Product typeDiffersMini PC bareboneWorkstation barebone
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for oneExternal AC adapterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one144 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one117 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one42 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLinux

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