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ASUS K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S vs MSI Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 87identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:i5-4460S
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:i5-4690K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.9 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:2.9 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.5 GHz
  • Bus type
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:DMI2
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:DMI
  • Processor operating modes
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:32-bit, 64-bit
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:64-bit
  • Processor codename
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:Haswell
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:Devil's Canyon
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:65 W
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:88 W
  • Tcase
    • K K30AD-NR021S PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:71.35 °C
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:72.72 °C

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Comparison of K30AD-NR021S, Z97-009EU
159 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460Si5-4690K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4600 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellDevil's Canyon
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W88 W
TcaseDiffers71.35 °C72.72 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 745NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.111.2
On-board graphics card IDDiffers4120x412
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one4.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z97
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers10
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 source4.0
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers250 W600 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081880811
Processor codeDiffersSR1QQSR21A
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2013D
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSonicMasterRealtek ALC1150
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers390 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers350 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers8.7 kg10 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersYesNo
Keyboard includedDiffersYesNo
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one230 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one509 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one490 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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