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MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI A 8RG-234TW

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  • 130specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 95identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RG-234TW:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RG-234TW:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • A 8RG-234TW:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • A 8RG-234TW:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • A 8RG-234TW:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • A 8RG-234TW:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • A 8RG-234TW:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
    • A 8RG-234TW:16 GB

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Comparison of 8RA-214TW, A 8RG-234TW
136 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performance1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W550 W
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one42 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
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 IDDiffers126687126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS

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