Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM vs MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

124specifications compared
44differ
80identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM (4 vs 2). The ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM has 0.5 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:i3-4170
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
Processor cores
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:2
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
Processor frequency
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:3.7 GHz
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:3 MB
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
Processor cache type
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:L3
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Smart Cache
Bus type
- K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM:DMI2
- Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI

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Comparison of K31ADE-FR001T, B85C-202EU
163 specifications	A ASUS K K31ADE-FR001T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170 DDR3-SDRAM Model K31ADE-FR001T View product	B MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 Model B85C-202EU View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-4170	i5-4460
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-4100 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	54 W	84 W
TcaseDiffers	72 °C	72.72 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDHC, Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SDXC, MS PRO, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	1.024 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	41	0x412
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.0
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,1000,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features12 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-x, VT-d
Processor ARK IDDiffers	77490	80817
Processor codeDiffers	SR1PL	SR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013C	PCG 2013D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	175.7 mm
DepthDiffers	350 mm	345.8 mm
HeightDiffers	390 mm	277.3 mm
WeightDiffers	8.4 kg	10 kg
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SonicMaster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	490 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	510 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	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

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