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ASUS ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI 3 VR7RD-021XTW

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  • 115specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 77identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 VR7RD-021XTW has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (8 vs 4). The MSI 3 VR7RD-021XTW has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The MSI 3 VR7RD-021XTW has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has Wi-Fi. Only the MSI 3 VR7RD-021XTW has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:i7-7700
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:8 MB
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • ROG GR8II-740NLTE PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
    • 3 VR7RD-021XTW:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of GR8II-740NLTE, 3 VR7RD-021XTW
149 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-7700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x5912
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
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 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W500 W
Design1 differ
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlack, OrangeBlack
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeFreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 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 IDDiffers9714797128
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR338
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers88 mm195 mm
DepthDiffers299 mm500 mm
HeightDiffers281.3 mm455 mm
WeightDiffers4 kg10.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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