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MSI Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S

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  • 139specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 106identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S has 2 MB more processor cache than the MSI Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 (8 MB vs 6 MB). Only the MSI Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has DVI port. Only the MSI Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:i7-4790S
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:8 MB
  • Processor operating modes
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:64-bit
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade B85C-096EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W
    • Nightblade MI-014EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790S:65 W

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Comparison of B85C-096EU, MI-014EU
150 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i7-4790S
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W65 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C71.35 °C
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM
Storage1 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers21
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1200 MHz
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portDiffersYesNo
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopSmall Desktop
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081780808
Processor codeDiffersSR1QKSR1QM
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2013C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers175.7 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers345.8 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers277.3 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers10 kg8 kg
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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