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HP Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI 3 Arctic-079AU

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  • 122specifications compared
  • 52differ
  • 70identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic-079AU has 4 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI 3 Arctic-079AU has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI 3 Arctic-079AU has 0.9 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the HP Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI 3 Arctic-079AU has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:i7-7700
  • Processor threads
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:8 MB
  • Processor codename
    • Pavilion 550-156cn Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Skylake
    • 3 Arctic-079AU:Kaby Lake

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Comparison of 550-156cn, 3 Arctic-079AU
179 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400i7-7700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffersSkylakeKaby Lake
TcaseKnown for one71 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
SteppingDiffersR0B0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one34.1 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 °C
Memory5 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 slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz2400 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDXCUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR3GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 530Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19120x5912
Graphics card DVI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers10
Network3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.04.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers23
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers300 W330 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
Design1 differ
Placement supportedDiffersVerticalHorizontal/Vertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
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® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818597128
Processor codeDiffersSR2BYSR338
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3050 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 4570 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers165.1 mm353.7 mm
DepthDiffers375 mm251.3 mm
HeightDiffers363.9 mm97.6 mm
WeightDiffers7.15 kg3.17 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one499 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one240 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one520 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers9.7 kg6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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