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Lenovo Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI X 8RE-211

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  • 114specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 75identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-211:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-211:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • X 8RE-211:i7-8700K
  • Processor threads
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • X 8RE-211:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • X 8RE-211:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • X 8RE-211:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • X 8RE-211:12 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Legion C530 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:65 W
    • X 8RE-211:95 W

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156 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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
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
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5X
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® Z370
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 source7.1 channels
Network1 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)
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers45
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Colour nameKnown for oneIron greyUnknown — not stated by the source
VolumeKnown for one19 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneMetalUnknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
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
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 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze

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