Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 vs MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

114specifications compared
34differ
80identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (4 vs 2). The ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has 1 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has ECC supported by processor. Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has Wi-Fi.

Processor family
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:i3-6100
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
Processor cores
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:2
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
Processor frequency
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3.7 GHz
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3 MB
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
Processor cache type
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:L3
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Smart Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:51 W
- Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:65 W

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Comparison of K31CD-IT003T, MI2-046EU
158 specifications	A ASUS VivoPC K31CD-IT003T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 Model K31CD-IT003T View product	B MSI Nightblade MI2-046EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model MI2-046EU View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6100	i5-6400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6100 series	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	51 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	65 °C	71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffers	S0	R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.28 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±RW
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MMC, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1912	1912
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B150
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mini Tower
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10
Trial softwareKnown for one	MS Office Trial, Antivirus Trial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	90729	88185
Processor codeDiffers	SR2HG	SR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SonicMaster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	350 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	390 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	8.6 kg	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
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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