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ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K vs MSI Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 118specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 85identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4.4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has card reader integrated. Only the ASUS G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).

  • Processor family
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:i7-4790K
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor threads
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4.4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • G G30AK-NR018S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:QPI
    • Nightblade B85C-060EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI

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Comparison of G30AK-NR018S, B85C-060EU
163 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
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — 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 one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, 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
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1250 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.211.1
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one4.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsKnown for one20Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z97Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one8.1 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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-d, VT-x
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers481 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers544 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
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W

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