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ASUS ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K vs MSI A 8RC-215TW

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 94identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI A 8RC-215TW (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.5 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI A 8RC-215TW (3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 30 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the MSI A 8RC-215TW (95 W vs 65 W). Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has card reader integrated. Only the MSI A 8RC-215TW has embedded options available.

  • Processor model
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:i7-8700K
    • A 8RC-215TW:i7-8700
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:4.7 GHz
    • A 8RC-215TW:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:3.7 GHz
    • A 8RC-215TW:3.2 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:95 W
    • A 8RC-215TW:65 W
  • Internal memory
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:16 GB
    • A 8RC-215TW:8 GB
  • Total storage capacity
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:2.25 TB
    • A 8RC-215TW:1.12 TB
  • HDD capacity
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:2 TB
    • A 8RC-215TW:1 TB
  • SSD capacity
    • ROG GL12CM-DH781-COD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:256 GB
    • A 8RC-215TW:128 GB

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166 specifications
Processor4 differ
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700Ki7-8700
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W65 W
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB1.12 TB
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for onePCI ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB6 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 sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Network1 differ
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
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
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 quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10Windows 10 Home
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126684126686
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for oneROG SupremeFX AudioUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers179 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers400 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers456 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 kg

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