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ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 vs MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 101identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP). Only the ASUS ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

  • Processor family
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor threads
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Internal memory
    • ROG G20AJ-SP008S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:16 GB
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:8 GB

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Comparison of G20AJ-SP008S, B85-018
161 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4790i5-4460
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1600 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.04.3
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H97Intel® B85
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,1000,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8080680817
Processor codeDiffersSR1QFSR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-x, VT-dUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSonicMasterHD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers104 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers358 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers340 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers6.38 kg10 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Bronze
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one190 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one592 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one400 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CB/CE/FCC/ETL/CCC/C-Tick/VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source

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