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MSI Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI A 8RD-297UK

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 96identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RD-297UK has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has DVI port. Only the MSI A 8RD-297UK has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • A 8RD-297UK:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
    • A 8RD-297UK:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
    • A 8RD-297UK:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
    • A 8RD-297UK:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
    • A 8RD-297UK:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Infinite 8RC-299UK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8 GB
    • A 8RD-297UK:16 GB

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Comparison of 8RC-299UK, A 8RD-297UK
134 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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
Performance1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W550 W
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one42 LUnknown — not stated by the source
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes

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