Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

139specifications compared
25differ
114identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
Processor threads
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
Processor boost frequency
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
Internal memory
- Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
- Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB

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Comparison of 8RC-049, 8RG-042
148 specifications	A MSI Aegis 3 8RC-049 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 Model 8RC-049 View product	B MSI Aegis 3 8RG-042 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 Model 8RG-042 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
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 8 GB	1 x 16 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	1.25 TB
Total HDDs capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Total SSDs capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers	23	24
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	6 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® B250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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