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MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K vs MSI MI3 8RC-027AU

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  • 123specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 88identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 6 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 8RC-027AU (12 vs 6). The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-027AU (4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K has 0.9 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-027AU (3.7 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI MI3 8RC-027AU has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI MI3 8RC-027AU has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:i7-8700K
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:4.7 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:3.7 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:12 MB
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:9 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Infinite 8RC-221TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700K:95 W
    • MI3 8RC-027AU:65 W

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Comparison of 8RC-221TW, MI3 8RC-027AU
138 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700Ki5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers126
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.7 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB9 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W65 W
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1.25 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB3 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel H310 Express
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.25.0
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers32
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersYesNo
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
VolumeDiffers42 L10 L
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers126684126687
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers488 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers13 kg6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers15 kg7.4 kg
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one350 WUnknown — not stated by the source
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS BronzeUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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