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MSI 3 8RC-002TW vs MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 129specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 97identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI 3 8RC-002TW (12 vs 6). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 8RC-002TW (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI 3 8RC-002TW (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI 3 8RC-002TW has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI 3 8RC-002TW has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • 3 8RC-002TW:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 3 8RC-002TW:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 8RC-002TW:i5-8400
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • 3 8RC-002TW:6
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 8RC-002TW:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 8RC-002TW:2.8 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 8RC-002TW:9 MB
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
  • Total storage capacity
    • 3 8RC-002TW:1.25 TB
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:1.12 TB

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Comparison of 3 8RC-002TW, MI3-005TW
142 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersYesNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel B360 ExpressIntel H310 Express
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers45
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one450 WUnknown — not stated by the source
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS BronzeUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
VolumeDiffers19.6 L10 L
Processor special features8 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 oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers169.9 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers433.2 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers376.1 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers9.69 kg6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers13.2 kg7.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source

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