Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800 vs MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 23identical
  • 104known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800 (6 vs 4). The Acer Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800 has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 (3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 8 MB more processor cache than the Acer Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800 (12 MB vs 4 MB). Only the Acer Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has discrete graphics card.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:AMD
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel
  • Processor family
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:AMD A10
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:A10-7800
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:4
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:6
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:3.5 GHz
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:4 MB
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:L2
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Smart Cache
  • Internal memory
    • Aspire TC-280-EB11 AMD A10 A10-7800:12 GB
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-002US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB

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Comparison of TC-280-EB11, 8RD-002US
153 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor familyDiffersAMD A10Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersA10-7800i7-8700
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB12 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDMI3
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GT/s
Processor lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
Number of processors installed11
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers12 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz2400 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Non-ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacity1 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
Storage mediaHDDHDD
Number of storage drives installed11
Number of HDDs installed11
HDD capacity1 TB1 TB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon R7Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performance1 differ
Product typePCPC
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A78Intel 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
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-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
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Headphone outputs11
Line-outYesYes
Microphone inYesYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portNoNo
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers300 W330 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Home
Operating system architecture64-bit64-bit
Displayidentical
Display includedNoNo
Processor special featuresidentical
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Embedded options availableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel 64Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source126686
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Processor package sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.5 x 37.5 mm
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers175 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers442.8 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers397.9 mm71.8 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.17 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
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source

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