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ASUS GR8 II-T033Z vs MSI Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 91identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • GR8 II-T033Z:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • GR8 II-T033Z:i5-7400
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • GR8 II-T033Z:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • GR8 II-T033Z:3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • GR8 II-T033Z:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Skylake
  • PCI Express configurations
    • GR8 II-T033Z:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Stepping
    • GR8 II-T033Z:B0
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:R0
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • GR8 II-T033Z:1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz

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Comparison of GR8 II-T033Z, X2B-273RU
152 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB6 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59121912
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
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
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.04.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
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
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714788185
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers299 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers88 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers281.3 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers4 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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