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ASUS VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 111specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 82identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Skylake
  • PCI Express configurations
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Stepping
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:B0
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:R0
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • VivoPC K31CD-DB52 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz

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Comparison of K31CD-DB52, X2B-273RU
152 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
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 oneMMC, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, xDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59121912
CUDAKnown 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 sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
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 source4.2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714788185
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers350 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers390 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers8.6 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — 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

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