Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T vs MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400

117specifications compared
36differ
81identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T (4 vs 2). The Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 has 3 MB more processor cache than the Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T has card reader integrated. Only the Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).

Processor family
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:i3-7100T
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
Processor cores
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:2
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
Processor frequency
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3.4 GHz
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
Processor cache
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:3 MB
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:35 W
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:65 W
Tjunction
- IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T:92 °C
- Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:100 °C

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Comparison of 620S, 3-018CN
148 specifications	A Lenovo IdeaCentre 620S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100T Model 620S View product	B MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 Model 3-018CN View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-7100T	i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	65 W
TjunctionDiffers	92 °C	100 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SteppingDiffers	S0	B0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 V
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 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 dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5912	5912
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Mini PC	PC
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.0	4.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	3
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini PC	Desktop
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
VolumeKnown for one	3 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97485	97147
Processor codeDiffers	SR35P	SR32W
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015A	PCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	177 mm
DepthDiffers	211.8 mm	426 mm
HeightDiffers	224.4 mm	294 mm
WeightDiffers	2.15 kg	10 kg

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