Product comparison · 2 pc/workstation barebones

MSI NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) vs Shuttle DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3)

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):3000 MHz
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):1333,1600 MHz
Storage drive sizes supported
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):2.5,3.5"
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):2.5"
Storage drive interface
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):Serial ATA III
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):Serial ATA
Motherboard chipset
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):Intel® Z87
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):Intel® H81
Processor socket
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Audio system
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):Realtek ALC1150
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):Realtek ALC 662-VC
LAN controller
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):Atheros Killer E2200
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):Realtek 8111G
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2):4
- DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):6

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Comparison of NIGHTBLADE-001BEU, DS81
60 specifications	A MSI NIGHTBLADE-001BEU PC/workstation barebone Mini-Tower Black Intel® Z87 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Model NIGHTBLADE-001BEU View product	B Shuttle DS81 PC/workstation barebone Net-top Black Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Model DS81 View product
Processoridentical
Processor lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	3000 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Storage2 differ
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	2.5"
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Performance3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel® H81
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Pentium®
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC 662-VC
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros Killer E2200	Realtek 8111G
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	2
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini-Tower	Net-top
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD
Product typeDiffers	PC barebone	Mini PC barebone
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Misrosoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Linux
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	80 PLUS GOLD	FCC, CE, BSMI, C-Tick, CB, BSMI, ETL
Power1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Power supplyDiffers	600 W	90 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100-240@50/60Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	175.7 x 345.8 x 277.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source

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