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MSI Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790

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  • 140specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 110identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
  • Internal memory
    • Nightblade B85-026TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4 GB
    • Nightblade Z97-039TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 GB

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Comparison of B85-026TW, Z97-039TW
160 specifications
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i7-4790
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super MultiUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z97
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portDiffersYesNo
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W600 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081780806
Processor codeDiffersSR1QKSR1QF
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1150
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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