Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF vs MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW

114specifications compared
38differ
76identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 4 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF (8 vs 4). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF (4.5 GHz vs 3.8 GHz). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF (4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). Only the MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has discrete graphics card. Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF has embedded options available.

Processor family
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:Intel® Core™ i5
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:i5-7500
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:i7-7700K
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:4
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:8
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:3.8 GHz
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:3.4 GHz
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.2 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:6 MB
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre M910 SFF:65 W
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:91 W

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Comparison of ThinkCentre M910 SFF, X3 VR7RE-029TW
157 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 SFF View product	B MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7500	i7-7700K
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-7500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	91 W
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	2.51 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5X
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	5912	0x5912
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Z270
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.1
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	3
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	180 W	600 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Desktop
Placement supportedDiffers	Horizontal/Vertical	Vertical
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97123	97129
Processor codeDiffers	SR335	SR338
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	89 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	376 mm
HeightDiffers	290.5 mm	433 mm
WeightDiffers	5.4 kg	9.69 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	7.6 kg	13.2 kg
Package widthKnown for one	195 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	395 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	530 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stand includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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