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HP 400 G3 + VH240a vs MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400

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  • 114specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 76identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has 0.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP 400 G3 + VH240a (3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the HP 400 G3 + VH240a (3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has 30 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the HP 400 G3 + VH240a (65 W vs 35 W). Only the MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has discrete graphics card. Only the MSI Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has Wi-Fi.

  • Processor model
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:i5-7500T
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:3.3 GHz
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:2.7 GHz
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:35 W
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:65 W
  • Tjunction
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:80 °C
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:100 °C
  • PCI Express configurations
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:2x8, 1x8+2x4
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
  • Total storage capacity
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:256 GB
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:1.12 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • 400 G3 + VH240a:No
    • Aegis 3-221CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DVD Super Multi

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160 specifications
Processor6 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-7500Ti5-7400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz3 GHz
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W65 W
TjunctionDiffers80 °C100 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x41x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one1.7 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59125912
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
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H270Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
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 & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers03
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers65 W450 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontalVertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
VolumeKnown for one1 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffersYesNo
Display diagonalKnown for one60.5 cm (23.8")Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for oneLEDUnknown — not stated by the source
Full HDKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for oneIPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9Unknown — not stated by the source
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one1000:1Unknown — 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 features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712197147
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR32W
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers174.7 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers34.2 mm433 mm
WeightDiffers1.21 kg8.05 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source

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