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MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU vs MSI Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 111identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 8 GB more internal memory than the MSI Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 0.13 TB more total storage capacity than the MSI Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (1.25 TB vs 1.12 TB). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 128 GB more SSD capacity than the MSI Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (256 GB vs 128 GB). Product colour: White on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, Black on the MSI Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400.

  • Internal memory
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:16 GB
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
  • Total storage capacity
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:1.25 TB
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:1.12 TB
  • SSD capacity
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:256 GB
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:128 GB
  • Discrete graphics card memory
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6 GB
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:3 GB
  • Audio output channels
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:5.1 channels
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:7.1 channels
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:4
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:3
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:3
    • Nightblade MI3-004TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:1

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, MI3-004TW
141 specifications
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
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB3 GB
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
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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