Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

128specifications compared
44differ
84identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (4 vs 2). The ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has 1 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:i3-6100
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
Processor cores
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:2
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
Processor frequency
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3.7 GHz
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3 MB
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
Processor cache type
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:L3
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Smart Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:51 W
- Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:65 W

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Comparison of K20CD-IN004D, X2B-248EU
176 specifications	A ASUS VivoPC K20CD-IN004D Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 Model K20CD-IN004D View product	B MSI Nightblade X2B-248EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model X2B-248EU View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6100	i5-6400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
FSB ParityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6100 series	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	51 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	65 °C	71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffers	S0	R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	2.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVMe, PCI Express 3.0
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1912	1912
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® B150
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	FreeDOS	Windows 10 Home
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	90729	88185
Processor codeDiffers	SR2HG	SR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SonicMaster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	96 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	279 mm	373 mm
HeightDiffers	381 mm	287 mm
WeightDiffers	7 kg	10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	500 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	BSMI/CB/CE/FCC/ETL/CCC/C-Tick/VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 PLUS Bronze
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Bronze

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