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ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T vs MSI A 8RG-242US

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  • 110specifications compared
  • 46differ
  • 64identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:Intel® Core™ i3
    • A 8RG-242US:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • A 8RG-242US:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:i3-7100T
    • A 8RG-242US:i7-8700
  • Processor cores
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:2
    • A 8RG-242US:6
  • Processor threads
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:4
    • A 8RG-242US:12
  • Processor frequency
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3.4 GHz
    • A 8RG-242US:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3 MB
    • A 8RG-242US:12 MB
  • Processor codename
    • ASUSPRO E520-B066Z Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:Kaby Lake
    • A 8RG-242US:Coffee Lake

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Comparison of E520-B066Z, A 8RG-242US
144 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i38th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-7100Ti7-8700
Processor coresDiffers26
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W65 W
TjunctionDiffers92 °C100 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneS0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
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 modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
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 typeDiffersMini PCPC
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H110Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11gWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers65 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers97485126686
Processor codeDiffersSR35PSR3QS
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers185 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers210 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers27 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers800 g13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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