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ASUS G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K vs MSI Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 88identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:i7-4770K
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:i5-4460S
  • Processor threads
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:8
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:3.9 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:2.9 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • G G30AK-NR014S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4770K:QPI
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:DMI2

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Comparison of G30AK-NR014S, B85C-036EU
156 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4770Ki5-4460S
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI2
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W65 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C71.35 °C
Number of QPI linksDiffers10
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIUnknown — 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 capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIUnknown — 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
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1250 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x412412
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 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
Designidentical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)DiffersVT-xVT-d, VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers7512380818
Processor codeDiffersSR147SR1QQ
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2013C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers480.8 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers543.7 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers14.4 kg10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one330 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one600 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one574 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one18 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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