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Dell 3020 + S2240T vs MSI Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 63differ
  • 50identical
  • 66known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 2 more processor cores than the Dell 3020 + S2240T (4 vs 2). The MSI Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the Dell 3020 + S2240T (8 vs 4). The Dell 3020 + S2240T has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). Only the Dell 3020 + S2240T has ECC supported by processor. Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has Wi-Fi.

  • Processor family
    • 3020 + S2240T:Intel® Core™ i3
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 3020 + S2240T:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3020 + S2240T:i3-4160
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor cores
    • 3020 + S2240T:2
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4
  • Processor threads
    • 3020 + S2240T:4
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
  • Processor frequency
    • 3020 + S2240T:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3020 + S2240T:3 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • 3020 + S2240T:DMI
    • Nightblade X2B-210UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:DMI3

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Comparison of 3020 + S2240T, X2B-210UK
179 specifications
Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i36th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-4160i7-6700
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI3
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs54 W65 W
TcaseDiffers72 °C71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffersC0R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz2133 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.112.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x41E1912
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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® B150
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
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)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers290 W350 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini TowerDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 10 Home
Recovery operating systemKnown for oneWindows 8.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffersYesNo
Display diagonalKnown for one54.6 cm (21.5")Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9Unknown — not stated by the source
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one3000:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one16.78 million coloursUnknown — not stated by the source
TouchscreenKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one250 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one178°Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, verticalKnown for one178°Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers7748888196
Processor codeDiffersSR1PKSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers175 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers417 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers360 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers9.4 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — 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
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneCECP, WEEE, Energy Law, E-standbyUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source

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