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MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR vs MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR

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  • 127specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 92identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (8th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (6 vs 4). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR has 2 more processor threads than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (6 vs 4). Only the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor generation
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:i5-8400
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:6
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:4
  • Processor threads
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:6
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:4 GHz
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:2.8 GHz
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:9 MB
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR:Coffee Lake
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:Kaby Lake

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RB-201FR, 3 VR7RC-097XFR
146 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers64
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for one23Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® H110
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
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 W500 W
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeFreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers12668797147
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR32W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm195 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm500 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm455 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg10.3 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersAC, HDMIAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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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