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ASUS ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI MI3 8RC-031EU

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 90identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:9 MB
  • Total storage capacity
    • ROG G21CN-0061C870GXT PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:1.25 TB
    • MI3 8RC-031EU:1.12 TB

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Comparison of G21CN-0061C870GXT, MI3 8RC-031EU
160 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers126
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB3 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
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
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H370Intel H310 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers05
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PowerShareKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Alienware graphics amplifier portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one230 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
VolumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10Windows 10 Home
Processor special features8 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
Processor ARK IDDiffers126686126687
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QSUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers129.7 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers372.3 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers366 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers8.3 kg6.4 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.4 kg

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