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MSI 3 VR7RD-081US vs MSI Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 83identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:i7-7700
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
  • Processor threads
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:8
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • 3 VR7RD-081US:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of 3 VR7RD-081US, MI2C-257EU
144 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i5-7400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers2400 MHz2133 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers512 GB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers512 GB128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59125912
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersYesNo
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
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
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 supplyDiffers330 W350 W
Design2 differ
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontal/VerticalVertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712897147
Processor codeDiffersSR338SR32W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.7 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers251.3 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers97.6 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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