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Lenovo Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI X3 VR7RE

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 91identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X3 VR7RE:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X3 VR7RE:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • X3 VR7RE:i7-7700K
  • Processor threads
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • X3 VR7RE:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE:4.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE:4.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • X3 VR7RE:8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Legion Y720 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:65 W
    • X3 VR7RE:91 W

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Comparison of Y720, X3 VR7RE
166 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-7700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — 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
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon RX 570NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5GDDR5X
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x5912
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
Performanceidentical
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneHDD, Power onUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Z270
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)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers68
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers450 W600 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
VolumeKnown for one34 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714797129
Processor codeKnown for oneSR32WUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers206.4 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers503.5 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers478.9 mm433 mm
WeightDiffers14.1 kg9.69 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown 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 source13.2 kg

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