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ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 133specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 94identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available. Only the ASUS ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • PCI Express configurations
    • ROG G20CB-PH004T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
    • Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Comparison of G20CB-PH004T, X2B-248EU
170 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700i5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x161x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.12 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Total HDDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
NVMeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SSD interfaceDiffersM.2NVMe, PCI Express 3.0
SSD form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® B150
Network1 differ
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.04.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
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 one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819688185
Processor codeDiffersSR2BTSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers104 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers340 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers358 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers6.38 kg10 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Bronze
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one190 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one400 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one592 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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