Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI A 8RC-231EU vs MSI Aegis 3

126specifications compared
35differ
91identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 6 more processor threads than the MSI Aegis 3 (12 vs 6). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Aegis 3 (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI A 8RC-231EU has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Aegis 3 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI A 8RC-231EU has embedded options available. Only the MSI A 8RC-231EU has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

Processor family
- A 8RC-231EU:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aegis 3:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- A 8RC-231EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Aegis 3:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- A 8RC-231EU:i7-8700
- Aegis 3:i5-8400
Processor threads
- A 8RC-231EU:12
- Aegis 3:6
Processor boost frequency
- A 8RC-231EU:4.6 GHz
- Aegis 3:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- A 8RC-231EU:3.2 GHz
- Aegis 3:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- A 8RC-231EU:12 MB
- Aegis 3:9 MB
Internal memory
- A 8RC-231EU:16 GB
- Aegis 3:8 GB

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Comparison of A 8RC-231EU, Aegis 3
146 specifications	A MSI A 8RC-231EU View product	B MSI Aegis 3 View product
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-8700	i5-8400
Processor threadsDiffers	12	6
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	9 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.25 TB	1.12 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	6 GB	3 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsDiffers	24	23
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B250
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	550 W	450 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126686	126687
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3QS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	376 mm
HeightDiffers	488 mm	433 mm
WeightDiffers	13 kg	80.5 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	15 kg	11.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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