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MSI Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI X VR8RD-011EU

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 84identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • X VR8RD-011EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
    • X VR8RD-011EU:i7-8700K
  • Processor cores
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4
    • X VR8RD-011EU:6
  • Processor threads
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
    • X VR8RD-011EU:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
    • X VR8RD-011EU:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
    • X VR8RD-011EU:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
    • X VR8RD-011EU:12 MB
  • Processor codename
    • Aegis -017US Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Skylake
    • X VR8RD-011EU:Coffee Lake

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159 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers812
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersSkylakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
TcaseKnown for one71 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x161x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneR0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 °C
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz2400 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 530Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z370
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers45
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers88196126684
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2BTUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers169.9 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers433.2 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers376.1 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers10.5 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneSafety: UL/CB EMC: CE/FCC/C-TICK/VCCI/BSMIUnknown — not stated by the source

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