Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T vs MSI X3 VR7RE

110specifications compared
37differ
73identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:Intel® Core™ i3
- X3 VR7RE:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- X3 VR7RE:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:i3-7100T
- X3 VR7RE:i7-7700K
Processor cores
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:2
- X3 VR7RE:4
Processor threads
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:4
- X3 VR7RE:8
Processor frequency
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3.4 GHz
- X3 VR7RE:4.2 GHz
Processor cache
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3 MB
- X3 VR7RE:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:35 W
- X3 VR7RE:91 W

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Comparison of E520, X3 VR7RE
149 specifications	A ASUS ASUSPRO E520 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T Model E520 View product	B MSI X3 VR7RE View product
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-7100T	i7-7700K
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	91 W
TjunctionDiffers	92 °C	100 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SteppingDiffers	S0	B0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 V
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	128 GB	2.25 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5X
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Mini PC	PC
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	3
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	65 W	600 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini PC	Desktop
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
VolumeKnown for one	1 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features5 differ
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97485	97129
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015A	PCG 2015D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR35P	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	185 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	376 mm
HeightDiffers	27 mm	433 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	9.69 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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