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Lenovo C530 Cube vs MSI MI3 8RC-004TW

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 103identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI MI3 8RC-004TW has 0.12 TB more total storage capacity than the Lenovo C530 Cube (1.12 TB vs 1 TB). The MSI MI3 8RC-004TW has 1 more storage drives installed than the Lenovo C530 Cube (2 vs 1). The MSI MI3 8RC-004TW has 1 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the Lenovo C530 Cube (3 GB vs 2 GB). Memory slots: 2x DIMM on the Lenovo C530 Cube, 2x SO-DIMM on the MSI MI3 8RC-004TW. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the Lenovo C530 Cube, DVD Super Multi on the MSI MI3 8RC-004TW.

  • Memory slots
    • C530 Cube:2x DIMM
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:2x SO-DIMM
  • Total storage capacity
    • C530 Cube:1 TB
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:1.12 TB
  • Optical drive type
    • C530 Cube:DVD±RW
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:DVD Super Multi
  • Storage media
    • C530 Cube:HDD
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:HDD+SSD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • C530 Cube:1
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:2
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • C530 Cube:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • C530 Cube:2 GB
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:3 GB
  • Motherboard chipset
    • C530 Cube:Intel® B360
    • MI3 8RC-004TW:Intel H310 Express

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Comparison of C530 Cube, MI3 8RC-004TW
156 specifications
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
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
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
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB3 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
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
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 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 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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