Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI G65 6QD-019RU vs MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

123specifications compared
36differ
87identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI G65 6QD-019RU has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI G65 6QD-019RU has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). The MSI G65 6QD-019RU has 26 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (91 W vs 65 W). Only the MSI G65 6QD-019RU has Intel TSX-NI. Processor model: i5-6600K on the MSI G65 6QD-019RU, i5-6400 on the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400.

Processor model
- G65 6QD-019RU:i5-6600K
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
Processor boost frequency
- G65 6QD-019RU:3.9 GHz
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
Processor frequency
- G65 6QD-019RU:3.5 GHz
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- G65 6QD-019RU:91 W
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:65 W
Tcase
- G65 6QD-019RU:64 °C
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:71 °C
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- G65 6QD-019RU:32 GB
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:64 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- G65 6QD-019RU:1600,2133 MHz
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- G65 6QD-019RU:34.2 GB/s
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:34.1 GB/s

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Comparison of G65 6QD-019RU, MI2-028RU
158 specifications	A MSI G65 6QD-019RU View product	B MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model MI2-028RU View product
Processor8 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i5-6600K	i5-6400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GT/s
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	91 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	64 °C	71 °C
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1600,2133 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.12 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	1
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	950 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.1	4.2
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	450 W	350 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88191	88185
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015D	PCG 2015C
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	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	191.7 mm	127.6 mm
DepthDiffers	202.5 mm	340.6 mm
HeightDiffers	278 mm	234.8 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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