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ASUS VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790

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  • 129specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 95identical
  • 27known 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 M32AD-0021C446UMT 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 M32AD-0021C446UMT 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 M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT 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 M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT 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 M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
  • Processor threads
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
  • Internal memory
    • VivoPC M32AD-0021C446UMT PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4 GB
    • Nightblade B85C-212ES Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:16 GB

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Comparison of M32AD-0021C446UMT, B85C-212ES
156 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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHybrid-HDDHDD
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
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for oneSSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, xD, SDHCUnknown — 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
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
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
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
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
WidthDiffers176 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers380 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers408.5 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers8.29 kg10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one235 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one496 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one514 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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