Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 8RG-041DE vs MSI MI3 8RC-018

127specifications compared
31differ
96identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- 3 8RG-041DE:Intel® Core™ i7
- MI3 8RC-018:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- 3 8RG-041DE:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- MI3 8RC-018:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- 3 8RG-041DE:i7-8700
- MI3 8RC-018:i5-8400
Processor threads
- 3 8RG-041DE:12
- MI3 8RC-018:6
Processor boost frequency
- 3 8RG-041DE:4.6 GHz
- MI3 8RC-018:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- 3 8RG-041DE:3.2 GHz
- MI3 8RC-018:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- 3 8RG-041DE:12 MB
- MI3 8RC-018:9 MB
Internal memory
- 3 8RG-041DE:16 GB
- MI3 8RC-018:8 GB

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Comparison of 3 8RG-041DE, MI3 8RC-018
155 specifications	A MSI 3 8RG-041DE View product	B MSI MI3 8RC-018 View product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-8700	i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers	12	6
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	1.12 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	8 GB	6 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsDiffers	24	23
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B360 Express	Intel® B250
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers	5.0	4.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	450 W	350 W
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one	19.6 L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126686	126687
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3QS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	169.9 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	433.2 mm	342 mm
HeightDiffers	376.1 mm	268 mm
WeightDiffers	9.69 kg	6.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	13.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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