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MSI Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI X 8RE-042EU

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  • 127specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 86identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X 8RE-042EU has 2 more processor cores than the MSI Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (6 vs 4). The MSI X 8RE-042EU has 8 more processor threads than the MSI Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (12 vs 4). The MSI X 8RE-042EU has 1.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 (4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI X 8RE-042EU has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI X 8RE-042EU has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-042EU:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-042EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • X 8RE-042EU:i7-8700K
  • Processor cores
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • X 8RE-042EU:6
  • Processor threads
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • X 8RE-042EU:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • X 8RE-042EU:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • X 8RE-042EU:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Infinite 7RA-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • X 8RE-042EU:12 MB

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Comparison of 7RA-079EU, X 8RE-042EU
143 specifications
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 operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — 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-SDRAM, 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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB2.25 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics9 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB8 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
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H110Intel® Z370
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers25
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 W
Designidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor codeKnown for oneSR32WUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers13 kg15 kg

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