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ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI A 8RD-297UK

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 88identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 6 more processor threads than the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI A 8RD-297UK has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • A 8RD-297UK:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • A 8RD-297UK:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • A 8RD-297UK:12 MB
  • Total storage capacity
    • ROG GL12CM-UK007T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:1.25 TB
    • A 8RD-297UK:2.25 TB

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Comparison of GL12CM-UK007T, A 8RD-297UK
165 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2.25 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 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
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
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 & interfaces5 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
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 features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
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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