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MSI Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI NIGHTBLADE MI2C038

132specifications compared
45differ
87identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:i5-6400
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.4 GHz
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:3.3 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:3.2 GHz
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:2.7 GHz
Bus type
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:DMI
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:DMI3
System bus rate
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:5 GT/s
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:8 GT/s
Processor lithography
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:22 nm
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:14 nm
Processor operating modes
- Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
- NIGHTBLADE MI2C038:64-bit

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Comparison of B85C218, NIGHTBLADE MI2C038
147 specifications	A MSI Nightblade B85C218 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 Model B85C218 View product	B MSI NIGHTBLADE MI2C038 View product
Processor19 differ
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-4460	i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI3
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	14 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-4400 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Skylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	84 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.72 °C	71 °C
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffers	C0	R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorDiffers	1.5 V	1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon R7 360
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.024 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	950 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	12.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x412	1912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.4
Performance1 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® B150
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.0	4.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10
Processor special features5 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	22 nm	14 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	80817	88185
Processor codeDiffers	SR1QK	SR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013D	PCG 2015C
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	175.7 mm	127.6 mm
DepthDiffers	345.8 mm	340.6 mm
HeightDiffers	277.3 mm	234.8 mm
WeightDiffers	10 kg	8 kg

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