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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP 290 G2 vs MSI 3 8RG-041DE

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  • 116specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 73identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i3
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i3-8100
    • i7-8700
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 6
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 12
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.6 GHz
    • 3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 6 MB
    • 12 MB
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • 2400 MHz
    • 2666 MHz

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290 G2View product
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3 8RG-041DEView product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i38th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-8100i7-8700
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2666 MHz2400 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 4 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one16 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E910x3E92
CUDAKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performance1 differ
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H370Intel B360 Express
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYes
On/off buttonKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers180 W450 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMicro TowerDesktop
VolumeKnown for one19.6 L
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Processor special features8 differ
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® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126688126686
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm169.9 mm
DepthDiffers338 mm433.2 mm
HeightDiffers277.5 mm376.1 mm
WeightDiffers5.4 kg9.69 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers8 kg13.2 kg
Package widthKnown for one291 mm
Package depthKnown for one390 mm
Package heightKnown for one499 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP JumpStartKnown for oneYes
HP ePrintKnown for oneYes
HP Recovery ManagerKnown for oneYes
HP Support AssistantKnown for oneYes
HP DocumentationKnown for oneYes
HP Software providedKnown for oneHP Audio Switch, HP System Event Utility
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC3601
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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