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ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI A 8RC-296UK

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  • 113specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 80identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI A 8RC-296UK (12 vs 6). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI A 8RC-296UK (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI A 8RC-296UK (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has card reader integrated. Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • A 8RC-296UK:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • A 8RC-296UK:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • A 8RC-296UK:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • A 8RC-296UK:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • A 8RC-296UK:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • A 8RC-296UK:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • A 8RC-296UK:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • ROG GL12CM-UK008T PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB
    • A 8RC-296UK:8 GB

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Comparison of GL12CM-UK008T, A 8RC-296UK
142 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers126
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB2 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
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 source2 TB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, SDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB6 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
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
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® Z370Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
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 IDDiffers126686126687
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QSUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers179 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers400 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers456 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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