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MSI 3 VR7RC-037UK vs MSI Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K

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  • 118specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 77identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:i7-7700
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:i7-8700K
  • Processor cores
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:4
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:6
  • Processor threads
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:8
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:4.2 GHz
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:3.6 GHz
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:8 MB
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12 MB
  • Processor codename
    • 3 VR7RC-037UK:Kaby Lake
    • Codex XE-073US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:Coffee Lake

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Comparison of 3 VR7RC-037UK, XE-073US
154 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers812
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one65 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneB0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB11 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5GDDR5X
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z370
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers30
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers13
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI portDiffersNoYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS SilverUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopMidi Tower
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers97128126684
Processor codeKnown for oneSR338Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers177 mm195 mm
DepthDiffers294 mm500 mm
HeightDiffers426 mm455 mm
WeightDiffers10 kg10.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.5 kg

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