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MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU vs MSI MI3 8RC-003TW

128specifications compared
16differ
112identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 8 GB more internal memory than the MSI MI3 8RC-003TW (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 0.13 TB more total storage capacity than the MSI MI3 8RC-003TW (1.25 TB vs 1.12 TB). The MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU has 128 GB more SSD capacity than the MSI MI3 8RC-003TW (256 GB vs 128 GB). Optical drive type: No on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU, DVD Super Multi on the MSI MI3 8RC-003TW. Discrete graphics card model: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 on the MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 on the MSI MI3 8RC-003TW.

Internal memory
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:16 GB
- MI3 8RC-003TW:8 GB
Total storage capacity
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:1.25 TB
- MI3 8RC-003TW:1.12 TB
Optical drive type
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:No
- MI3 8RC-003TW:DVD Super Multi
SSD capacity
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:256 GB
- MI3 8RC-003TW:128 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
- MI3 8RC-003TW:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memory
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:8 GB
- MI3 8RC-003TW:3 GB
Audio output channels
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:5.1 channels
- MI3 8RC-003TW:7.1 channels
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU:4
- MI3 8RC-003TW:5

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU, MI3 8RC-003TW
144 specifications	A MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-011AU View product	B MSI MI3 8RC-003TW View product
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	8 GB	3 GB
Performance1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	3	1
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
VolumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 L
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	346.2 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	232.5 mm	342 mm
HeightDiffers	71.8 mm	268 mm
WeightDiffers	3.17 kg	6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	6.09 kg	7.4 kg
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	330 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, HDMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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