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ASUS G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K vs MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 38differ
  • 89identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The ASUS G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The ASUS G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has card reader integrated. Only the MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has Wi-Fi.

  • Processor family
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:i7-4790K
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor threads
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4.4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • G G30AK-BE012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:QPI
    • Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI

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160 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4790Ki5-4460
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersDevil's CanyonHaswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs88 W84 W
TcaseDiffers74.04 °C72.72 °C
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, RS-MMC, SD, SDHCUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1250 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.211.1
Number of execution unitsKnown for one20Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers10
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers700 W350 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8Windows 8.1
Processor special features4 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8080780817
Processor codeDiffersSR219SR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers216 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers481 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers544 mm277.3 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one330 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one574 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one600 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersYesNo
Keyboard includedDiffersYesNo
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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