Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 vs MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460

124specifications compared
47differ
77identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:i3-4160
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
Processor cores
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:2
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
Processor frequency
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:3.6 GHz
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:3 MB
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
Processor operating modes
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:64-bit
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160:54 W
- Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W

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Comparison of P30AD-BE011S, B85-015EU
156 specifications	A ASUS P30AD-BE011S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 Model P30AD-BE011S View product	B MSI Nightblade B85-015EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 Model B85-015EU View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-4160	i5-4460
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-4100 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	54 W	84 W
TcaseDiffers	72 °C	72.72 °C
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 710	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	1.024 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x41E	0x412
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	200 W	350 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Processor special features12 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers	77488	80817
Processor codeDiffers	SR1PK	SR1QK
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013C	PCG 2013D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	326 mm	175.7 mm
DepthDiffers	242 mm	345.8 mm
HeightDiffers	92 mm	277.3 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	205 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	517 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	AZERTY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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