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HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 vs MSI 3 8RA-225US

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 90identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 8RA-225US has 2 more processor cores than the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 (6 vs 4). The MSI 3 8RA-225US has 2 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 (6 vs 4). The HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI 3 8RA-225US (3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI 3 8RA-225US has discrete graphics card.

  • Processor family
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:Intel® Core™ i3
    • 3 8RA-225US:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:8th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • 3 8RA-225US:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:i3-8100
    • 3 8RA-225US:i5-8400
  • Processor cores
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:4
    • 3 8RA-225US:6
  • Processor threads
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:4
    • 3 8RA-225US:6
  • Processor frequency
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:3.6 GHz
    • 3 8RA-225US:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:6 MB
    • 3 8RA-225US:9 MB
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:2400 MHz
    • 3 8RA-225US:2666 MHz

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Comparison of 590-p0079, 3 8RA-225US
162 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i38th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-8100i5-8400
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers46
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB9 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GHz
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E910x3E92
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H370Intel H310 Express
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersNoYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers180 W230 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini TowerDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Pre-installed softwareKnown for oneNetflixUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneMcAfee LiveSafe, Microsoft Office 365Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers126688126687
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP JumpStartKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HP Software providedKnown for oneHP Audio SwitchUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm353.8 mm
DepthDiffers277 mm97.6 mm
HeightDiffers338 mm251.3 mm
WeightDiffers5.15 kg3.17 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one618 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one375 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one436 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers12.5 kg6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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