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Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI A 8RG-234TW

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  • 113specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 81identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 6 more processor threads than the Acer Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RG-234TW 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 A 8RG-234TW 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 A 8RG-234TW has embedded options available. Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RG-234TW:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RG-234TW:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • A 8RG-234TW:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • A 8RG-234TW:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • A 8RG-234TW:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • A 8RG-234TW:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • A 8RG-234TW:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Predator PO3-600-UR18 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
    • A 8RG-234TW:16 GB

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Comparison of PO3-600-UR18, A 8RG-234TW
147 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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
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 Ti
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
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 source4.2
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 & interfaces2 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 quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
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 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers340 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers7.4 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord 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
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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