Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US vs MSI X VR8RE-018

124specifications compared
35differ
89identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X VR8RE-018 has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i7 more processor generation than the MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US (8th gen Intel® Core™ i7 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i7). The MSI X VR8RE-018 has 2 more processor cores than the MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US (6 vs 4). The MSI X VR8RE-018 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US (12 vs 8). Only the MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US has DVI port. Only the MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US has embedded options available.

Processor generation
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- X VR8RE-018:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:i7-7700
- X VR8RE-018:i7-8700K
Processor cores
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:4
- X VR8RE-018:6
Processor threads
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:8
- X VR8RE-018:12
Processor boost frequency
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:4.2 GHz
- X VR8RE-018:4.7 GHz
Processor frequency
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:3.6 GHz
- X VR8RE-018:3.7 GHz
Processor cache
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:8 MB
- X VR8RE-018:12 MB
Processor codename
- AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US:Kaby Lake
- X VR8RE-018:Coffee Lake

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Comparison of AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US, X VR8RE-018
151 specifications	A MSI AEGIS 3 VR7RD-077US View product	B MSI X VR8RE-018 View product
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700	i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers	4	6
Processor threadsDiffers	8	12
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop series	Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake	Coffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	B0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.6 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	8 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR5X
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5912	0x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	4.5
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® Z370
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	7	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	450 W	550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97128	126684
Processor codeKnown for one	SR338	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	433 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	376 mm	488 mm
WeightDiffers	8.05 kg	15 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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