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MSI 3 7RB-252XTR vs MSI X 8RC-220FR

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 39differ
  • 86identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X 8RC-220FR has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i7 more processor generation than the MSI 3 7RB-252XTR (8th gen Intel® Core™ i7 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i7). The MSI X 8RC-220FR has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 7RB-252XTR (6 vs 4). The MSI X 8RC-220FR has 4 more processor threads than the MSI 3 7RB-252XTR (12 vs 8). Only the MSI X 8RC-220FR has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI X 8RC-220FR has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor generation
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • X 8RC-220FR:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:i7-7700
    • X 8RC-220FR:i7-8700
  • Processor cores
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:4
    • X 8RC-220FR:6
  • Processor threads
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:8
    • X 8RC-220FR:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:4.2 GHz
    • X 8RC-220FR:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:3.6 GHz
    • X 8RC-220FR:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:8 MB
    • X 8RC-220FR:12 MB
  • Processor codename
    • 3 7RB-252XTR:Kaby Lake
    • X 8RC-220FR:Coffee Lake

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Comparison of 3 7RB-252XTR, X 8RC-220FR
146 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i7-8700
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers812
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
SteppingKnown for oneB0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® Z370
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers35
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features2 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers97128126686
Processor codeDiffersSR338SR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg15 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersAC, HDMIAC
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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