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Lenovo C530 Cube vs MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K

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  • 118specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 78identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 6 more processor threads than the Lenovo C530 Cube (12 vs 6). The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Lenovo C530 Cube (4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.9 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo C530 Cube (3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has DVI port. Only the MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • C530 Cube:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • C530 Cube:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • C530 Cube:i5-8400
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:i7-8700K
  • Processor threads
    • C530 Cube:6
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • C530 Cube:4 GHz
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • C530 Cube:2.8 GHz
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • C530 Cube:9 MB
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • C530 Cube:65 W
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:95 W

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Comparison of C530 Cube, 8RC-221TW
158 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700K
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD±RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
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
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B360Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 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 versionDiffers4.14.2
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers25
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
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI portDiffersNoYes
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers280 W350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Colour nameKnown for oneIron greyUnknown — not stated by the source
VolumeDiffers19 L42 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneMetalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126684
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
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 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers358 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers305 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg13 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
Power cord 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 source15 kg

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