Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 vs MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

121specifications compared
45differ
76identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 2 more processor cores than the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 (6 vs 4). The MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 8 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 (12 vs 4). The HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 (3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Only the HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 has card reader integrated. Only the MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has discrete graphics card.

Processor family
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:Intel® Core™ i3
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:8th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:i3-8100
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
Processor cores
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:4
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:6
Processor threads
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:4
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
Processor frequency
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:3.6 GHz
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:6 MB
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100:2400 MHz
- Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:2666 MHz

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Comparison of 590-p0079, 8RC-238US
167 specifications	A HP Pavilion 590-p0079 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100 Model 590-p0079 View product	B MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 Model 8RC-238US View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i3	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-8100	i7-8700
Processor coresDiffers	4	6
Processor threadsDiffers	4	12
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	12 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	37.5 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.6 GHz
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 8 GB	1 x 16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	512 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	SSD
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x3E91	0x3E92
Number of execution unitsDiffers	23	24
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H370	Intel® H310
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	180 W	230 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini Tower	Desktop
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pre-installed softwareKnown for one	Netflix	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	McAfee LiveSafe, Microsoft Office 365	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126688	126686
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3QS
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP JumpStartKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Software providedKnown for one	HP Audio Switch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	353.8 mm
DepthDiffers	277 mm	97.6 mm
HeightDiffers	338 mm	251.3 mm
WeightDiffers	5.15 kg	3.17 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	618 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	375 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	436 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	12.5 kg	6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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