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MSI A 8RC-215TW vs MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700

128specifications compared
16differ
112identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RC-215TW has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI A 8RC-215TW has 2 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 (6 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 2 channels more audio output channels than the MSI A 8RC-215TW (7.1 channels vs 5.1 channels). Only the MSI A 8RC-215TW has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI A 8RC-215TW has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

Maximum internal memory
- A 8RC-215TW:64 GB
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:32 GB
Memory slots
- A 8RC-215TW:4x DIMM
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:2x SO-DIMM
Discrete graphics card model
- A 8RC-215TW:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memory
- A 8RC-215TW:6 GB
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4 GB
NVIDIA G-SYNC
- A 8RC-215TW:Yes
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:No
NVIDIA GameWorks VR
- A 8RC-215TW:Yes
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:No
Audio output channels
- A 8RC-215TW:5.1 channels
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:7.1 channels
Bluetooth version
- A 8RC-215TW:4.2
- Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:5.0

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Comparison of A 8RC-215TW, MI3-005TW
142 specifications	A MSI A 8RC-215TW View product	B MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 Model MI3-005TW View product
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	6 GB	4 GB
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	Yes	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	Yes	No
Performance1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H310 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.2	5.0
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	550 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	80 PLUS Bronze	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 L
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	342 mm
HeightDiffers	488 mm	268 mm
WeightDiffers	13 kg	6.4 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	15 kg	7.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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