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HP Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420 vs MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700

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  • 34differ
  • 84identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 4 more processor threads than the HP Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420 (8 vs 4). The MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420 (4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz). The MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420 (3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has discrete graphics card. Only the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has Wi-Fi.

  • Processor family
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:i5-7600
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
  • Processor threads
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:4
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:4.1 GHz
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:3.5 GHz
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:6 MB
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8 MB
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-043EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of Z240 Tower + NVIDIA Quadro K420, VR7RC-043EU
163 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7600i7-7700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i5-7600 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-ROMDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 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
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD 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
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersWorkstationPC
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C236Intel® B250
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
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)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x1
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers400 W450 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9715097128
Processor codeDiffersSR334SR338
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers442 mm433 mm
HeightDiffers399 mm376 mm
WeightDiffers8.6 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
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BD interface typeKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek HD ALC221-VBUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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