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MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU vs MSI Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700

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  • 122specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 79identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 2 more processor cores than the MSI Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 (6 vs 4). The MSI Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 2 more processor threads than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (8 vs 6). The MSI Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has 0.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz). Only the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:i5-8400
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
  • Processor cores
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4
  • Processor threads
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:4 GHz
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:2.8 GHz
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:9 MB
    • Infinite 7RB-055AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8 MB

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, 7RB-055AU
144 specifications
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-7700
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers68
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB8 MB
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E920x5912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersYesNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Number of execution unitsKnown for one23Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® H110
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers45
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one230 WUnknown — not stated by the source
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
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 IDDiffers12668797128
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR338
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersAC, HDMIAC
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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