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MSI Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U vs MSI Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 107specifications compared
  • 51differ
  • 56identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:5th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:i5-5200U
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor cores
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:2
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:2.7 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:2.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:3 MB
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:DMI2
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3
  • System bus rate
    • Cubi -086TW PC/workstation Intel® Core™ i5 i5-5200U:5 GT/s
    • Nightblade MI2C-042FR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:8 GT/s

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175 specifications
Processor21 differ
Processor generationDiffers5th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-5200Ui5-6400
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI3
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i5-5200 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersBroadwellSkylake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W65 W
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers4x1, 2x41x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1168LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
SteppingDiffersF0R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers16 GB64 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, LPDDR3-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
FSB ParityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one7.5 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one105 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers1333 MHz2133 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers128 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 5500Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs900 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.212.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x16161912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.34.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers01
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers65 W350 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, Red
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel® Smart CacheDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8521288185
Processor codeDiffersSR23YSR2BY
Processor package sizeDiffers40 x 24 x 1.3 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Built-in Visuals TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers115 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers111 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers35 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers295 g8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mouse includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneRealtek ALC283Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneEMC: CE/FCC/C‐TICK/VCCI/BSMI Safety: UL(CUL), CB(CE LVD), GOST, KCC, BSMIUnknown — not stated by the source

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