Product comparison · 2 pc/workstation barebones

MSI CUBI 2-016AU vs MSI Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU

85specifications compared
15differ
70identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- CUBI 2-016AU:Intel® Core™ i5
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- CUBI 2-016AU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- CUBI 2-016AU:i5-7200U
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:i7-7500U
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CUBI 2-016AU:0
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- CUBI 2-016AU:3
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- CUBI 2-016AU:1
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:0
Microphone in
- CUBI 2-016AU:Yes
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:No
Headphone outputs
- CUBI 2-016AU:1
- Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU:0

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Comparison of CUBI 2-016AU, Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU
105 specifications	A MSI CUBI 2-016AU View product	B MSI Cubi 3 Silent S-031BEU View product
Processor3 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7200U	i7-7500U
Memoryidentical
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2133 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4-SDRAM
Storage1 differ
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	M.2, Serial ATA III	M.2, PCI Express, Serial ATA III
Performanceidentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H110	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I211
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	0.45L sized PC	1.2L sized PC
Cooling typeDiffers	Active	Passive
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
Operating system installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	115.2 mm	159.6 mm
DepthDiffers	112.2 mm	110.2 mm
HeightDiffers	32.6 mm	69.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	390 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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