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ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K vs MSI 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE

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  • 46differ
  • 72identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE (6 vs 4). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 8 more processor threads than the MSI 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE (12 vs 4). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 1.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE (4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has card reader integrated. Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:i7-8700K
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:6
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:4
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:4.7 GHz
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:3.7 GHz
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GL12CM-DS781 PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12 MB
    • 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE:6 MB

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Comparison of GL12CM-DS781, 3 Arctic VR7RC-279DE
169 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700Ki5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers124
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.7 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W65 W
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
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 oneSATAUnknown — 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
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB3 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5XGDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
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 quantityDiffers13
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 quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHorizontal/Vertical
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10Windows 10 Home
Processor special features8 differ
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 IDDiffers12668497147
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR32W
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 mm353.7 mm
DepthDiffers400 mm251.3 mm
HeightDiffers456 mm97.6 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg3.17 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 W
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg

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