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ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 vs MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 97identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has card reader integrated. Only the ASUS M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
  • Processor threads
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
  • Number of processors installed
    • M M52AD Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
    • Nightblade B85-018 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:1

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175 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4790i5-4460
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Number of processors installedDiffers81
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers12 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
ECCKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1100 MHz
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers56
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DC-in jackKnown 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
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Pre-installed softwareKnown for oneAi Charger llUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneAnti-Virus, MS OfficeUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d, VT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8080680817
Processor codeDiffersSR1QFSR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSonicMasterHD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers176 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers408.5 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers380 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers8.29 kg10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one235 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one514 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one496 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI, CB, CE, ETL, CCCUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Bronze

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