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MSI Infinite 8RA-298UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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  • 122specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 86identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Infinite 8RA-298UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RA-298UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RA-298UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

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

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Infinite 8RA-298UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400

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Trident 8RC-238US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

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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 oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB512 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDSSD
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one512 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD capacityKnown for one512 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1
HDD capacityKnown for one2 TB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H310
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9462
Antenna typeKnown for one1x1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers54
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Line-inKnown for oneYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W230 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one42 L
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
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
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm353.8 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm97.6 mm
HeightDiffers488 mm251.3 mm
WeightDiffers13 kg3.17 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers15 kg6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes

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