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Lenovo C530 Cube vs MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 97identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 8 GB more internal memory than the Lenovo C530 Cube (16 GB vs 8 GB). The Lenovo C530 Cube has 266 MHz more memory clock speed than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (2666 MHz vs 2400 MHz). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 0.25 TB more total storage capacity than the Lenovo C530 Cube (1.25 TB vs 1 TB). Memory slots: 2x DIMM on the Lenovo C530 Cube, 2x SO-DIMM on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the Lenovo C530 Cube, No on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU.

  • Internal memory
    • C530 Cube:8 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:16 GB
  • Memory slots
    • C530 Cube:2x DIMM
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:2x SO-DIMM
  • Memory clock speed
    • C530 Cube:2666 MHz
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:2400 MHz
  • Total storage capacity
    • C530 Cube:1 TB
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:1.25 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • C530 Cube:DVD±RW
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:No
  • Storage media
    • C530 Cube:HDD
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:HDD+SSD
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • C530 Cube:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • C530 Cube:2 GB
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6 GB

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Comparison of C530 Cube, 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU
158 specifications
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2666 MHz2400 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
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® B360Intel H310 Express
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.15.0
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers21
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers280 W230 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Colour nameKnown for oneIron greyUnknown — not stated by the source
VolumeKnown for one19 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Housing materialKnown for oneMetalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC233Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition AudioUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers238 mm346.2 mm
DepthDiffers358 mm232.5 mm
HeightDiffers305 mm71.8 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg3.17 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg

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