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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 7RB-042PL vs MSI 3 Plus 8RE-226TW

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 77identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-7400
    • i7-8700
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 6
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3.5 GHz
    • 4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 GHz
    • 3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 6 MB
    • 12 MB

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MSI

3 7RB-042PLView product
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MSI

3 Plus 8RE-226TWView product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-8700
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB12 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/s
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
SteppingKnown for oneB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 V
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.51 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one2
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
Graphics9 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 modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24
Performance2 differ
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® Z370
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Line-inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W450 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one19.6 L
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
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® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers97147126686
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers195 mm169.9 mm
DepthDiffers500 mm433.2 mm
HeightDiffers455 mm376.1 mm
WeightDiffers10.3 kg9.69 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one13.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes

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