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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU vs MSI A 8RG-234TW

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  • 127specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 91identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 6 more processor threads than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has embedded options available. Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • 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
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB

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3 Arctic 8RC-081AUView product
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A 8RG-234TWView 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
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneYes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel H310 Express
Network1 differ
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
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
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg13 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers6.09 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, HDMI
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1

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