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Alienware Steam R2 vs MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 80identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 4 more processor threads than the Alienware Steam R2 (8 vs 4). The MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 1.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Alienware Steam R2 (4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 1.8 GHz more processor frequency than the Alienware Steam R2 (4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). Only the MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has microphone in. Only the MSI Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel TSX-NI.

  • Processor family
    • Steam R2:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Steam R2:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Steam R2:i5-6400T
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
  • Processor threads
    • Steam R2:4
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Steam R2:2.8 GHz
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Steam R2:2.2 GHz
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Steam R2:6 MB
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Steam R2:DMI3
    • Aegis X-013DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2

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172 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400Ti7-6700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI3DMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W91 W
TcaseDiffers66 °C64 °C
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.1 GB/s34.2 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers1x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one950 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x19121912
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
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.04.1
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers47
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
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
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 W
Design1 differ
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontalVertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersSteam OSWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818788195
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2BSUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one-15.2 - 3048 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-15.2 - 10668 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers200 mm169.9 mm
DepthDiffers200 mm433.2 mm
HeightDiffers55 mm376.1 mm
WeightDiffers1.81 kg10.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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