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MSI G65 6QF SLI -223FR vs MSI Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 87identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:i7-6700K
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:8
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:4 GHz
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:8 MB
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • G65 6QF SLI -223FR:DMI2
    • Nightblade MI2-235EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3

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Comparison of G65 6QF SLI -223FR, MI2-235EU
163 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700Ki5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI3
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs91 W65 W
TcaseDiffers64 °C71 °C
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1600,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB2 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Performance1 differ
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z170Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.14.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers20
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers450 W350 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS GoldUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819588185
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2BY
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers202.5 mm127.6 mm
DepthDiffers191.7 mm340.6 mm
HeightDiffers278 mm234.8 mm
WeightDiffers4 kg8 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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