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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Alienware Aurora R7 + AW2518HF vs MSI 3 Arctic-031CN

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  • 129specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 105identical
  • 64known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Memory slots
    • 4x DIMM
    • 2x SO-DIMM
  • Memory clock speed
    • 2666 MHz
    • 2400 MHz
  • Total storage capacity
    • 2 TB
    • 2.25 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • DVD±RW
    • No
  • Storage media
    • HDD
    • HDD+SSD
  • SSD capacity
    • 32 GB
    • 256 GB
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070

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Alienware

Aurora R7 + AW2518HFView product
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MSI

3 Arctic-031CNView product
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2666 MHz2400 MHz
Memory upgrade noteKnown for oneAdditional memory sold separately
Non-ECCKnown for oneYes
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
SSD capacityDiffers32 GB256 GB
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card 4K supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneYes
CUDA coresKnown for one1920
Graphics card DVI ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z370Intel H310 Express
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneKiller Wireless-AC 1535
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.15.0
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers03
Line-inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
Poweridentical
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for one330 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMidi TowerDesktop
Colour nameKnown for oneEpic Silver
Placement supportedKnown for oneVertical
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one2
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNo
Product colourDiffersSilverWhite
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneMcAfee LiveSafe (30 days Trial), Microsoft Office (30 days Trial)
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffersYesNo
Display diagonalKnown for one62.2 cm (24.5")
Display typeKnown for oneLED
Full HDKnown for oneYes
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixels
Panel typeKnown for oneTN
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one1000:1
Display number of coloursKnown for one16.78 million colours
Display brightnessKnown for one400 cd/m²
Viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one170°
Viewing angle, verticalKnown for one160°
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC3861
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one-15.2 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-15.2 - 10668 m
Operating vibrationKnown for one0.26 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one1.37 G
Operating shockKnown for one40 G
Non-operating shockKnown for one105 G
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers212 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers360.5 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers472.5 mm71.8 mm
WeightDiffers14.8 kg3.17 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse included on selected markets onlyKnown for oneYes
Keyboard included on selected markets onlyKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kg

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