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ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 vs MSI Nightblade MI2-217RU

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 72identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade MI2-217RU (8 vs 4). The ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-217RU (4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz). The ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-217RU (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-217RU has discrete graphics card.

  • Processor family
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:i5-6500
  • Processor threads
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:3.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade MI2-217RU:Skylake

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Comparison of VC66-B046M, Nightblade MI2-217RU
167 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i5-6500
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-6500 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® 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 modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59121912
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
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.14.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers120 W350 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
VolumeKnown for one2 LUnknown — not stated by the source
VESA mountingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features4 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712888184
Processor codeDiffersSR338SR2BX
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177.4 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers153 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers74.1 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers1.5 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
VESA mount includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CB/CE/FCC/UL/CCC/Energy Star/C-Tick/WiFi/RF/VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source

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