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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU vs MSI A 8RE-284DE

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 81identical
  • 30known 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
  • Internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB

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3 Arctic 8RC-027EUView product
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A 8RE-284DEView 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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Non-ECCKnown for oneYes
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB256 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDSSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers21
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
CUDAKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® B250
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Line-inKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
VolumeKnown for one42 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneVertical
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
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
WidthDiffers346.2 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes

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