Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790

124specifications compared
58differ
66identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.9 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has DVI port. Only the Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has Intel Clear Video Technology.

Processor family
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
Processor threads
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
Bus type
- Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3
- Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:DMI

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Comparison of X3-710, B85C-062EU
164 specifications	A Acer Aspire X3-710 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model X3-710 View product	B MSI Nightblade B85C-062EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 Model B85C-062EU View product
Processor21 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-6400	i7-4790
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	DMI
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series	Intel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	84 W
TcaseDiffers	71 °C	72.72 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
SteppingDiffers	R0	C0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	10 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	2
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	64 GB	1.024 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	950 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	12.0	11.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1912	0x412
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® B85
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10	Windows 8.1
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features15 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-d, VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88185	80806
Processor codeDiffers	SR2BY	SR1QF
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2013D
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	175.5 mm	175.7 mm
DepthDiffers	462.9 mm	345.8 mm
HeightDiffers	396.4 mm	277.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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