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ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI A 8RD-297UK

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  • 116specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 84identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 6 more processor threads than the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK009T 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-UK009T 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-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI A 8RD-297UK has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • A 8RD-297UK:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • A 8RD-297UK:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • A 8RD-297UK:12 MB
  • Total storage capacity
    • ROG GL12CM-UK009T PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:1.25 TB
    • A 8RD-297UK:2.25 TB

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Comparison of GL12CM-UK009T, A 8RD-297UK
139 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
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, SDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 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 unitsDiffers2324
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 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
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
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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