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MSI Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790 vs MSI Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S

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  • 146specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 111identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:i7-4790
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:i5-4460S
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:3.4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:3.6 GHz
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:2.9 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade B85C-205EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4790:DMI
    • Nightblade MI-031EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460S:DMI2

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Comparison of B85C-205EU, MI-031EU
162 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4790i5-4460S
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W65 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C71.35 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x412412
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.04.3
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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 features7 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8080680818
Processor codeDiffersSR1QFSR1QQ
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2013C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
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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