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MSI 2M-011XRU Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160 vs MSI Nightblade MI2-226TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 67differ
  • 53identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i3
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • 6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i3-4160
    • i7-6700
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 8
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.6 GHz
    • 3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Bus type
    • DMI
    • DMI3

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2M-011XRU Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4160

Model 2M-011XRU

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Nightblade MI2-226TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

Model MI2-226TW

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Processor23 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i36th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-4160i7-6700
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI3
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs54 W65 W
TcaseDiffers72 °C71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffersC0R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Memory voltage supported by processorDiffers1.5 V1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2133 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA III
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.112.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x41E1912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.34.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneYes
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers01
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers120 W350 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
VolumeKnown for one2.3 L
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNo
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
Processor special features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneYes
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
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYes
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers7748888196
Processor codeDiffersSR1PKSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2015C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYes
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for oneYes
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers204 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers202 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers54.8 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers1.15 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNo
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1

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