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Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU

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  • 112specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 80identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 6 more processor threads than the Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has embedded options available. Only the MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:16 GB

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Comparison of PO3-600-UR18, 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU
150 specifications
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
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
Network1 differ
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
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
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
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W330 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers163 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers340 mm71.8 mm
WeightDiffers7.4 kg3.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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