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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU vs MSI X VR8RF-022RU

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 77identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X VR8RF-022RU has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (6 vs 4). The MSI X VR8RF-022RU has 8 more processor threads than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (12 vs 4). The MSI X VR8RF-022RU has 1.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI X VR8RF-022RU has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP). Only the MSI X VR8RF-022RU has Intel TSX-NI.

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-7400
    • i7-8700K
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 6
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3.5 GHz
    • 4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 GHz
    • 3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 6 MB
    • 12 MB

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3 VR7RC-297EUView product
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X VR8RF-022RUView product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB12 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/s
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingKnown for oneB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 V
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.51 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB512 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
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 modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® Z370
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers35
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Line-inKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontal/VerticalVertical
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers97147126684
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSR32W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.7 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers251.3 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers97.6 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kg

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