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MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU vs MSI A 8RC-231EU

131specifications compared
25differ
106identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 8 GB more internal memory than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 1.13 TB more total storage capacity than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU (2.25 TB vs 1.12 TB). Only the MSI A 8RC-231EU has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI A 8RC-231EU has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

Internal memory
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:8 GB
- A 8RC-231EU:16 GB
Maximum internal memory
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:32 GB
- A 8RC-231EU:64 GB
Memory slots
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:2x SO-DIMM
- A 8RC-231EU:4x DIMM
Total storage capacity
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:1.12 TB
- A 8RC-231EU:2.25 TB
Optical drive type
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:No
- A 8RC-231EU:DVD Super Multi
HDD capacity
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:1 TB
- A 8RC-231EU:2 TB
SSD capacity
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:128 GB
- A 8RC-231EU:256 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
- A 8RC-231EU:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU, A 8RC-231EU
142 specifications	A MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-009XEU View product	B MSI A 8RC-231EU View product
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	4x DIMM
Non-ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.12 TB	2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	6 GB
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel H310 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers	5.0	4.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	3	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	230 W	550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	No	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	346.2 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	232.5 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	71.8 mm	488 mm
WeightDiffers	3.17 kg	13 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	6.09 kg	15 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC, HDMI	AC
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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