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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-081UK vs MSI X VR8RE-005US

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 77identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X VR8RE-005US has 2 more processor cores than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-081UK (6 vs 4). The MSI X VR8RE-005US has 8 more processor threads than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-081UK (12 vs 4). The MSI X VR8RE-005US has 1.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-081UK (4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI X VR8RE-005US has DVI port. Only the MSI X VR8RE-005US has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

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

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Aegis 3 VR7RC-081UKView product
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X VR8RE-005USView product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingKnown for oneB0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 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 memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD interfaceKnown for oneM.2
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5GDDR5X
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B250Intel® Z370
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers20
Line-inKnown for oneYes
DVI portDiffersNoYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers450 W550 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVertical
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers97147126684
Processor codeKnown for oneSR32W
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers376 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers433 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers8.05 kg13 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one11.2 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneYes
Keyboard includedKnown for oneYes

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