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ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU

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  • 18differ
  • 103identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 8 GB more internal memory than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 266 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (2666 MHz vs 2400 MHz). The ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.39 TB more total storage capacity than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (1.51 TB vs 1.12 TB). Optical drive type: DVD Super Multi on the ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700, No on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU. Discrete graphics card model: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 on the ASUS ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU.

  • Internal memory
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:8 GB
  • Memory clock speed
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:2666 MHz
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:2400 MHz
  • Total storage capacity
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:1.51 TB
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:1.12 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:DVD Super Multi
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:No
  • SSD capacity
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:512 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:128 GB
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:4 GB
  • Motherboard chipset
    • ROG G21CN-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® H370
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:Intel H310 Express

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Comparison of G21CN-DS781, 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU
159 specifications
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers2666 MHz2400 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Non-ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.51 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB128 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
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 sourceNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H370Intel H310 Express
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
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 quantityDiffers03
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10No
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
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 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers372.3 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers366 mm71.8 mm
WeightDiffers8.3 kg3.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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