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ASUS GR8 II-T029Z vs MSI Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400

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  • 113specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 75identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • GR8 II-T029Z:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • GR8 II-T029Z:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • GR8 II-T029Z:i7-7700
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
  • Processor threads
    • GR8 II-T029Z:8
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • GR8 II-T029Z:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • GR8 II-T029Z:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • GR8 II-T029Z:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • GR8 II-T029Z:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of GR8 II-T029Z, MI2C-257EU
144 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i5-7400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59125912
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features9 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 IDDiffers9712897147
Processor codeDiffersSR338SR32W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers299 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers88 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers281.3 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers4 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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