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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI A 8RE-284DE vs MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 80identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RE-284DE has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (6 vs 4). The MSI A 8RE-284DE has 8 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (12 vs 4). The MSI A 8RE-284DE has 1.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (4.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI A 8RE-284DE has embedded options available. Only the MSI A 8RE-284DE has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i7
    • Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • i7-8700
    • i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • 6
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 12
    • 4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 4.6 GHz
    • 3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.2 GHz
    • 3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 12 MB
    • 6 MB

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A 8RE-284DEView product
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MI3 VR7RC-074EUView product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers124
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/s
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
SteppingKnown for oneB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 V
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
CUDAKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B250
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers550 W350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one42 L
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
Processor special features9 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 IDDiffers12668697147
Processor codeDiffersSR3QSSR32W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers450 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers488 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers15 kg6.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes

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