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MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K

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  • 135specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 100identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K has 1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (4.5 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K has 1.2 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz). Only the MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:i7-7700K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:4.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:4.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade 3-018CN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:65 W
    • Aegis 3-027CN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700K:91 W

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Comparison of 3-018CN, 3-027CN
143 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
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.51 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB512 GB
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® 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
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers20
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W450 W
Designidentical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers426 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers294 mm433 mm
WeightDiffers10 kg8.05 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11.2 kg

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