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Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI 3 Artic 8RD-223EU

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  • 35differ
  • 84identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI 3 Artic 8RD-223EU (12 vs 6). The Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 Artic 8RD-223EU (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI 3 Artic 8RD-223EU (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has card reader integrated. Only the Acer NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • NITRO 50 N50-600-CX15 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB
    • 3 Artic 8RD-223EU:8 GB

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Comparison of N50-600-CX15, 3 Artic 8RD-223EU
154 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-8400
Processor cores66
Processor threadsDiffers126
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB9 MB
Processor cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Bus typeDMI3DMI3
System bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor lithography14 nm14 nm
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameCoffee LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65 W65 W
Tjunction100 °C100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
PCI Express configurations1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Number of processors installed11
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorNoNo
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Storage mediaHDD+SSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installed22
Number of HDDs installed11
HDD capacity1 TB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installed11
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardYesYes
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cards11
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memory64 GB64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)33
On-board graphics card base frequency350 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version12.012.0
On-board graphics card ID0x3E920x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL version4.54.5
CUDAYesYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCYesYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRYesYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
Performanceidentical
Product typePCPC
Market positioningGamingGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel H310 Express
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiYesYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Headphone outputs11
Line-outYesYes
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W330 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDesktopDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedWhite
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Home
Operating system architecture64-bit64-bit
Displayidentical
Display includedNoNo
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)11
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Idle StatesYesYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyYesYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateYesYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology version1.001.00
Intel Secure Key Technology version1.001.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)YesYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)YesYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)YesYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)YesYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)YesYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyYesYes
Intel® OS GuardYesYes
Intel® Secure KeyYesYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126686126687
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QSUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package size37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Scalability1S1S
Supported instruction setsAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Thermal solution specificationPCG 2015CPCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyYesYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)YesYes
Conflict-Free processorYesYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers163 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers340 mm71.8 mm
WeightDiffers7.4 kg3.17 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg

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