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MSI Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S vs MSI Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K

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  • 134specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 105identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:i5-4460S
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:i5-4690K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.9 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:2.9 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.5 GHz
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:DMI2
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:DMI
  • Processor operating modes
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:32-bit, 64-bit
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:64-bit
  • Processor codename
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:Haswell
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:Devil's Canyon
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:65 W
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:88 W
  • Tcase
    • Nightblade B85C-036EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:71.35 °C
    • Nightblade Z97-009EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:72.72 °C

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Comparison of B85C-036EU, Z97-009EU
155 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460Si5-4690K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4600 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellDevil's Canyon
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W88 W
TcaseDiffers71.35 °C72.72 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
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 TB1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.111.2
On-board graphics card IDDiffers4120x412
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one4.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z97
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers10
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Ports & interfaces4 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 quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081880811
Processor codeDiffersSR1QQSR21A
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2013D
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1150
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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