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MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU vs MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 95identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (8th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (6 vs 4). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU has 2 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (6 vs 4). Processor model: i5-8400 on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, i5-7400 on the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU. Processor codename: Coffee Lake on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, Kaby Lake on the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU.

  • Processor generation
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:i5-8400
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:4
  • Processor threads
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:6
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:4 GHz
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:2.8 GHz
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:9 MB
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU:Coffee Lake
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:Kaby Lake

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RC-081AU, MI3 VR7RC-066AU
144 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers64
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB3 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
Number of execution unitsKnown for one23Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel H310 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W350 W
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers12668797147
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR32W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg6.4 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersAC, HDMIAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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