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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI A 8RG-234TW vs MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 84identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (6 vs 4). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 8 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (12 vs 4). The MSI A 8RG-234TW has 1.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (4.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW has embedded options available. Only the MSI A 8RG-234TW 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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MI3 VR7RC-066AUView 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
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
SteppingKnown for oneB0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 V
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB1.25 TB
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super Multi
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB3 GB
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
Performance1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
Line-inKnown for oneYes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers550 W350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVertical
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
WeightDiffers13 kg6.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one15 kg

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