Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

Add a product
  • 136specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 102identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Trident -005DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
    • Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (on)
Comparison of -005DE, MI2-045
155 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700i5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Configurable TDP-downKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x161x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® B150
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSmall DesktopDesktop
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819688185
Processor codeDiffersSR2BTSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More pcs/workstations comparisons

All pcs/workstations comparisons