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MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU vs MSI X 8RF-212DE

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 82identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RF-212DE:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RF-212DE:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:i5-8400
    • X 8RF-212DE:i7-8700K
  • Processor threads
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:6
    • X 8RF-212DE:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:4 GHz
    • X 8RF-212DE:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:2.8 GHz
    • X 8RF-212DE:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:9 MB
    • X 8RF-212DE:12 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU:65 W
    • X 8RF-212DE:95 W

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RC-027EU, X 8RF-212DE
146 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700K
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB512 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDSSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedDiffers12
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB11 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® Z370
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers35
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
VolumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42 L
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
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 IDDiffers126687126684
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
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 kg1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, HDMIUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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