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HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW

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  • 43differ
  • 81identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i7 more processor generation than the HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (7th gen Intel® Core™ i7 vs 6th gen Intel® Core™ i7). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 0.5 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (4.5 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). Only the HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has card reader integrated. Only the HP OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has DVI port.

  • Processor generation
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:i7-7700K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.2 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Skylake
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:Kaby Lake
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:65 W
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:91 W
  • PCI Express configurations
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
  • Stepping
    • OMEN 870-145nd Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:R0
    • X3 VR7RE-029TW:B0

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167 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700i7-7700K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersSkylakeKaby Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
TcaseKnown for one71 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x161x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
SteppingDiffersR0B0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 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
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2.51 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB512 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 530Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19120x5912
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® Z270
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
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one1x1Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.24.1
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers01
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W600 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
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)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819697129
Processor codeDiffersSR2BTSR338
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP segmentKnown for oneHomeUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneDTS Studio SoundUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers165 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers420 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers401 mm433 mm
WeightDiffers10.5 kg9.69 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one499 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one285 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one521 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers13.4 kg13.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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