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ASUS K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900 vs MSI Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 90specifications compared
  • 55differ
  • 35identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:Intel® Pentium®
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:J2900
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor boost frequency
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:2.66 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:2.41 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:2 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:L2
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Smart Cache
  • Processor codename
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:Bay Trail
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Haswell
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • K31AN-FR026S PC Intel® Pentium® J2900:10 W
    • Nightblade B85C-202EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W

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Comparison of K31AN-FR026S, B85C-202EU
163 specifications
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersJ2900i5-4460
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.41 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers2 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDMI
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersBay TrailHaswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs10 W84 W
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source72.72 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers416
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x41x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
SteppingDiffersB3C0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers8 GB32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs21.3 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
TjunctionKnown for one105 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDHC, Memory Stick (MS), SDXC, MS PRO, xDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720NVIDIA® 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 familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.024 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs23
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers688 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs896 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.211.1
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x412
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one896 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B85
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,1000,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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)
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsDiffers21
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8.1Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features15 differ
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known 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 sourceNo
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Insider™DiffersNoYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x, VT-d
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers7886880817
Processor codeDiffersSR1SBSR1QK
Processor package sizeDiffers25 X 27 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX 2.0
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2013D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one36 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers352.5 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers406 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers5.3 kg10 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CB/CE/FCC/ETL/CCC/C-Tick/VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source

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