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ASUS ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400

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  • 109specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 76identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • ROG G21CN-FR073T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB
    • Nightblade 8RA-268XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB

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Comparison of G21CN-FR073T, 8RA-268XEU
142 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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±RWUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
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
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H370Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers05
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
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers360 W350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
VolumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42 L
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeFreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers129.9 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers372.4 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers366.1 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers8.3 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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