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MSI Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI A 8RC-246

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 89identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • A 8RC-246:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • A 8RC-246:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • A 8RC-246:i5-8400
  • Processor threads
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • A 8RC-246:6
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • A 8RC-246:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • A 8RC-246:2.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • A 8RC-246:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Trident 3 Arctic 8RD-037DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:16 GB
    • A 8RC-246:8 GB

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Comparison of 8RD-037DE, A 8RC-246
153 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers126
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for onePCI Express, SATAUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1050 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers2423
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H110Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers230 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
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 IDDiffers126686126687
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QSUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers353.7 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers97.6 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers251.3 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg13 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers6.09 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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