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MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 91identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 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 Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 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 Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
  • Memory slots
    • Infinite 8RA-214TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2x DIMM
    • Nightblade MI3-002TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:2x SO-DIMM

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Comparison of 8RA-214TW, MI3-002TW
141 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
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super MultiUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
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 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel H310 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.25.0
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one350 WUnknown — not stated by the source
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS BronzeUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
VolumeDiffers42 L10 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers488 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers13 kg6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers15 kg7.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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