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ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K vs MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 83identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 1.3 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel TSX-NI. Only the ASUS ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).

  • Processor family
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • ROG GT51CA-DE011T Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3

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Comparison of GT51CA-DE011T, MI2-045
175 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700Ki5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI3
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs91 W65 W
TcaseDiffers64 °C71 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1600,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Configurable TDP-downKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
Graphics card DVI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® B150
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers84
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W350 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlack, Grey, Red, SilverBlack
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819588185
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2BY
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers262 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers584 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers587 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers27 kg8 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one380 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one700 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one680 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one27 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CE/FCC/CCC/C-Tick/VCCI/PSBUnknown — not stated by the source

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