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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire XC-885 vs MSI A 8RC-231EU

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  • 116specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 77identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 6 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire XC-885 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Aspire XC-885 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire XC-885 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire XC-885 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI A 8RC-231EU has discrete graphics card.

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-8400
    • i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • 6
    • 12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 4 GHz
    • 4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 2.8 GHz
    • 3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 9 MB
    • 12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB

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147 specifications
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Acer

Aspire XC-885View product
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MSI

A 8RC-231EUView product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Number of processors installedKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B360
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
Line-outKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers220 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126686
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers295 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers8 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Mouse includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition Audio
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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