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ASUS VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 vs MSI Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K

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  • 114specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 66identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
  • Processor frequency
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
  • Bus type
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:DMI3
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2
  • Processor codename
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Skylake
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:65 W
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:91 W
  • PCI Express configurations
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Stepping
    • VivoMini VC66-B046M Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:B0
    • Nightblade X2-262RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:R0

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Comparison of VC66-B046M, X2-262RU
170 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i7-6700K
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDiffersDMI3DMI2
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
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 MHz1600,2133 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.2 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59121912
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H170Intel® Z170
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
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
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
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
DVI portDiffersYesNo
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
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
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers120 W500 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
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
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712888195
Processor codeKnown for oneSR338Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177.4 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers153 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers74.1 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers1.5 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
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
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffersENERGY STAREPEAT Silver
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI/CB/CE/FCC/UL/CCC/Energy Star/C-Tick/WiFi/RF/VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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