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ASUS VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790

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  • 31differ
  • 96identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has DVI port.

  • Processor family
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
  • Processor threads
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
  • Internal memory
    • VivoPC K31AD-0031A446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4 GB
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:16 GB

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Comparison of K31AD-0031A446UMT, B85C-212ES
157 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i7-4790
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB2 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 TB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC, Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SDXC, MS PRO, xDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,1000,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers36
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersNoYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081780806
Processor codeDiffersSR1QKSR1QF
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers390 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers8.6 kg10 kg
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneSonicMasterUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one230 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one490 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one510 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CB/CE/FCC/ETL/CCC/C-Tick/VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source

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