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MSI Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K

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  • 134specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 108identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:i5-4690K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.9 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:3.5 GHz
  • Processor operating modes
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:64-bit
  • Processor codename
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Haswell
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:Devil's Canyon
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:88 W
  • Optical drive type
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DVD Super Multi
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:DVD±RW
  • HDD interface
    • Nightblade B85C-079EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:SATA
    • Nightblade Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4690K:SATA III

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Comparison of B85C-079EU, Z97-B5469K97048G1T0DS81M
149 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i5-4690K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
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)Differs84 W88 W
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one2x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiDVD±RW
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceDiffersSATASATA III
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemSATA
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 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
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI portDiffersYesNo
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W600 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneDesktopUnknown — not stated by the source
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081780811
Processor codeDiffersSR1QKSR21A
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers175.7 mm176 mm
DepthDiffers345.8 mm346 mm
HeightDiffers277.3 mm277 mm
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1150

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