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MSI 3 VR7RC-028US vs MSI Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 88identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:i5-7400
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:3 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Skylake
  • PCI Express configurations
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Stepping
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:B0
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:R0
  • Memory clock speeds supported by processor
    • 3 VR7RC-028US:1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
    • Nightblade MI2-241EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz

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Comparison of 3 VR7RC-028US, MI2-241EU
153 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers21
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59121912
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersYesNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces3 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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W350 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Placement supportedKnown for oneHorizontal/VerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714788185
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.7 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers251.3 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers97.6 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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