Product comparison · 2 pc/workstation barebones

ASUS NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516 vs MSI XpertStation WS300

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 66 more processor cores than the ASUS NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516 (72 vs 6). The MSI XpertStation WS300 has 684 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516 (748 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516 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 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:Intel
- XpertStation WS300:Nvidia
Processor cores
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:6
- XpertStation WS300:72
Internal memory installed
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:No
- XpertStation WS300:Yes
Maximum internal memory
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:64 GB
- XpertStation WS300:748 GB
Storage drives installed
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:No
- XpertStation WS300:Yes
Storage drive interface
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:PCI Express
- XpertStation WS300:M.2
Graphics card family
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:Intel
- XpertStation WS300:NVIDIA
On-board graphics card model
- NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516:Intel® Graphics
- XpertStation WS300:Aspeed AST2600

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Comparison of RNUC16WCKI500002B, XpertStation WS300
72 specifications	A ASUS NUC 16 RNUC16WCKI500002B Black 315 FCBGA1516 Model RNUC16WCKI500002B View product	B MSI XpertStation WS300 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	Nvidia
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel Core 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ Ultra (Series 3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	315	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers	6	72
Processor threadsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	4.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Efficient coresKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	4.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo FrequencyKnown for one	3.3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance-core base frequencyKnown for one	1.5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low Power Efficient-core Base FrequencyKnown for one	1400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	6 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memory installedDiffers	No	Yes
Memory slots typeKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	748 GB
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for one	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	M.2
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® Graphics	Aspeed AST2600
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Processor socketKnown for one	FCBGA1516	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product typeDiffers	Mini PC barebone	Workstation barebone
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	External AC adapter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	90 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	144 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	117 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	585.6 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	151 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux

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