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ASUS ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI A VR7RC-044RU

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 85identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A VR7RC-044RU has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (8 vs 4). The MSI A VR7RC-044RU has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The MSI A VR7RC-044RU has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz). Only the MSI A VR7RC-044RU has DVI port. Only the MSI A VR7RC-044RU has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A VR7RC-044RU:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A VR7RC-044RU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • A VR7RC-044RU:i7-7700
  • Processor threads
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • A VR7RC-044RU:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • A VR7RC-044RU:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • A VR7RC-044RU:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • A VR7RC-044RU:8 MB
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • ROG G20CI-0021A740GXT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
    • A VR7RC-044RU:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of G20CI-0021A740GXT, A VR7RC-044RU
158 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-7700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1.25 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x5912
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® B250
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers54
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers30
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI portDiffersNoYes
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSFFMidi Tower
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Processor special features9 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 IDDiffers9714797128
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR338
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers104 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers340 mm488 mm
HeightDiffers358 mm450 mm
WeightDiffers6.38 kg15 kg
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
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC

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