Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS GR8 II-T029Z vs MSI X3 VR7RD-014AU

110specifications compared
25differ
85identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- GR8 II-T029Z:i7-7700
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:i7-7700K
Processor boost frequency
- GR8 II-T029Z:4.2 GHz
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:4.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- GR8 II-T029Z:3.6 GHz
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:4.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- GR8 II-T029Z:65 W
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:91 W
Memory types supported by processor
- GR8 II-T029Z:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory slots
- GR8 II-T029Z:2x DIMM
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:2x SO-DIMM
Total storage capacity
- GR8 II-T029Z:256 GB
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:2.25 TB
Storage media
- GR8 II-T029Z:SSD
- X3 VR7RD-014AU:HDD+SSD

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Comparison of GR8 II-T029Z, X3 VR7RD-014AU
148 specifications	A ASUS GR8 II-T029Z View product	B MSI X3 VR7RD-014AU View product
Processor5 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700	i7-7700K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.2 GHz	4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	91 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	2.25 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	230 W	600 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97128	97129
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	299 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	88 mm	376 mm
HeightDiffers	281.3 mm	433 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	9.69 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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