Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI A 8RC-246 vs MSI MI3 8RC-018

125specifications compared
11differ
114identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- A 8RC-246:64 GB
- MI3 8RC-018:32 GB
Memory slots
- A 8RC-246:4x DIMM
- MI3 8RC-018:2x SO-DIMM
Audio output channels
- A 8RC-246:5.1 channels
- MI3 8RC-018:7.1 channels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- A 8RC-246:2
- MI3 8RC-018:1
HDMI ports quantity
- A 8RC-246:1
- MI3 8RC-018:3
PS/2 ports quantity
- A 8RC-246:2
- MI3 8RC-018:1
Power supply
- A 8RC-246:550 W
- MI3 8RC-018:350 W
Width
- A 8RC-246:210 mm
- MI3 8RC-018:128 mm

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Comparison of A 8RC-246, MI3 8RC-018
153 specifications	A MSI A 8RC-246 View product	B MSI MI3 8RC-018 View product
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storageidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B250
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	3
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	550 W	350 W
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	15 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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