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MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU vs MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 97identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (12 vs 6). The MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:i5-8400
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:2.8 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:9 MB
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:16 GB
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8 GB

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, MI3-002TW
141 specifications
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers45
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one230 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
VolumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers6.09 kg7.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, HDMIUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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