Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU vs MSI MI3 8RC-046RU

126specifications compared
31differ
95identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:Intel® Core™ i7
- MI3 8RC-046RU:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- MI3 8RC-046RU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:i7-8700
- MI3 8RC-046RU:i5-8400
Processor threads
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:12
- MI3 8RC-046RU:6
Processor boost frequency
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:4.6 GHz
- MI3 8RC-046RU:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:3.2 GHz
- MI3 8RC-046RU:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:12 MB
- MI3 8RC-046RU:9 MB
Internal memory
- 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU:16 GB
- MI3 8RC-046RU:8 GB

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Comparison of 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU, MI3 8RC-046RU
142 specifications	A MSI 3 Arctic 8RD-208RU View product	B MSI MI3 8RC-046RU View product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-8700	i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers	12	6
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	8 GB	6 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers	24	23
Performance1 differ
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
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
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
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	330 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
VolumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 L
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126686	126687
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3QS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
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
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
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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