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ASUS VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S vs MSI Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 130specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 89identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:i7-4790S
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor threads
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:8
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Processor operating modes
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:64-bit
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • VivoPC M32AD-SP045S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:65 W
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W

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Comparison of M32AD-SP045S, B85C-217EU
158 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4790Si5-4460
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W84 W
TcaseDiffers71.35 °C72.72 °C
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
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
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, xD, SDHCUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB1.024 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.34.0
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
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 & 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
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8.1Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8080880817
Processor codeDiffersSR1QMSR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2013D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
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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