Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

132specifications compared
39differ
93identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

Processor family
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
Processor threads
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
Internal memory
- Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
- Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB

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Comparison of 8RC-019, 8RD-060UK
144 specifications	A MSI Nightblade 8RC-019 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 Model 8RC-019 View product	B MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-060UK Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 Model 8RD-060UK View product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8400	i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers	6	12
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	9 MB	12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Storage7 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
Total HDDs capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5/3.5"	2.5"
Total SSDs capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers	23	24
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® H110
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	330 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	80 PLUS Bronze	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126687	126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	353.7 mm
DepthDiffers	342 mm	97.6 mm
HeightDiffers	268 mm	251.3 mm
WeightDiffers	6.4 kg	3.17 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.09 kg

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