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Alienware Steam R2 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 97identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • Steam R2:i5-6400T
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Steam R2:2.8 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Steam R2:2.2 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Steam R2:35 W
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:65 W
  • Tcase
    • Steam R2:66 °C
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:71 °C
  • Memory slots
    • Steam R2:1x SO-DIMM
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2x DIMM
  • Total storage capacity
    • Steam R2:500 GB
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.12 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • Steam R2:No
    • Nightblade X2B-259DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DVD Super Multi

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170 specifications
Processor5 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400Ti5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W65 W
TcaseDiffers66 °C71 °C
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers1x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB2.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
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
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 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
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one950 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
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 versionDiffers4.04.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) 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 source4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 source350 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneHorizontalUnknown — not stated by the source
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 features3 differ
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818788185
Processor codeDiffersSR2BSSR2BY
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015C
Intel® Smart CacheKnown 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 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers200 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers55 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers1.81 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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