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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 8RC-236US vs MSI A 8RD-286EU

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  • 133specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 95identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-8400
    • i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • 6
    • 12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 4 GHz
    • 4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 2.8 GHz
    • 3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 9 MB
    • 12 MB
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB

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148 specifications
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MSI

3 8RC-236USView product
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MSI

A 8RD-286EUView product
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 oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers32 MHz2400 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneM.2
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® B250
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one3
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSmall DesktopDesktop
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126686
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.8 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers97.6 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers251.3 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers317 g15 kg
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes

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