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MSI Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI G65 SLI-002

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  • 138specifications compared
  • 63differ
  • 75identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
    • G65 SLI-002:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • G65 SLI-002:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
    • G65 SLI-002:i7-6700K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
    • G65 SLI-002:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
    • G65 SLI-002:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
    • G65 SLI-002:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
    • G65 SLI-002:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade B85C-217EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI
    • G65 SLI-002:DMI2

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Comparison of B85C-217EU, G65 SLI-002
164 specifications
Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4460i7-6700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI2
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W91 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C64 °C
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffersC0R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600 MHz1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s34.2 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorDiffers1.5 V1.35 V
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz2133 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers13
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCI Express 3.0
Graphics9 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4600Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.112.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x4121912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.04.4
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z170
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers60
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
DVI portDiffersYesNo
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W450 W
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8081788195
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR1QKUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNahimic Audio Enhancer
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers175.7 mm191.7 mm
DepthDiffers345.8 mm202.5 mm
HeightDiffers277.3 mm278 mm
WeightDiffers10 kg4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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