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MSI Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K

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  • 133specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 99identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:i7-4790K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade B85C-043XEU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI
    • Nightblade Z97-015EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790K:QPI

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Comparison of B85C-043XEU, Z97-015EU
155 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i7-4790K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIQPI
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellDevil's Canyon
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W88 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C74.04 °C
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1250 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.111.2
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
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 & 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
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 8.1
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features4 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081780807
Processor codeDiffersSR1QKSR219
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
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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