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Lenovo C530 Cube vs MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 85identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the Lenovo C530 Cube (12 vs 6). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Lenovo C530 Cube (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo C530 Cube (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • C530 Cube:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • C530 Cube:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • C530 Cube:i5-8400
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • C530 Cube:6
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • C530 Cube:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • C530 Cube:2.8 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • C530 Cube:9 MB
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
  • Memory slots
    • C530 Cube:2x DIMM
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:2x SO-DIMM

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Comparison of C530 Cube, MI3-005TW
158 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory1 differ
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
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
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B360Intel H310 Express
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
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.15.0
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers25
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
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
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one280 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Colour nameKnown for oneIron greyUnknown — not stated by the source
VolumeDiffers19 L10 L
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneMetalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
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 IDDiffers126687126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
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 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers358 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers305 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg6.4 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
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 source7.4 kg

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