Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI A 8RC-426EU vs MSI G25 8RD-038JP

125specifications compared
38differ
87identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- A 8RC-426EU:Intel® Core™ i7
- G25 8RD-038JP:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- A 8RC-426EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- G25 8RD-038JP:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- A 8RC-426EU:i7-8700
- G25 8RD-038JP:i5-8400
Processor threads
- A 8RC-426EU:12
- G25 8RD-038JP:6
Processor boost frequency
- A 8RC-426EU:4.6 GHz
- G25 8RD-038JP:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- A 8RC-426EU:3.2 GHz
- G25 8RD-038JP:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- A 8RC-426EU:12 MB
- G25 8RD-038JP:9 MB
Internal memory
- A 8RC-426EU:8 GB
- G25 8RD-038JP:16 GB

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Comparison of A 8RC-426EU, G25 8RD-038JP
151 specifications	A MSI A 8RC-426EU View product	B MSI G25 8RD-038JP 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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 8 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	2
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceDiffers	M.2	NVMe
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
Number of execution unitsDiffers	24	23
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Z370
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	433 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	550 W	230 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	80 PLUS Bronze	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Mini PC
VolumeDiffers	42 L	2.5 L
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	MSI Gaming center	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	279 mm
DepthDiffers	450 mm	43 mm
HeightDiffers	488 mm	331 mm
WeightDiffers	13 kg	2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	15 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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