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MSI 3 VR7RC-029DE vs MSI Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 96identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:i7-7700
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor codename
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Skylake
  • PCI Express configurations
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
  • Stepping
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:B0
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:R0
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • 3 VR7RC-029DE:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
    • Nightblade X2B-270FR Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of 3 VR7RC-029DE, X2B-270FR
155 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i7-6700
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x82x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 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
Memory2 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59121912
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
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 drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers01
Ports & interfaces2 differ
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-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
Designidentical
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® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712888196
Processor codeDiffersSR338SR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.7 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers251.3 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers97.6 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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