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MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 157specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 123identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR. Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Nightblade MI2-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
    • Nightblade X2B-205DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Comparison of MI2-005TW, X2B-205DE
158 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700i5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x161x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.12 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819688185
Processor codeDiffersSR2BTSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers127.6 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers340.6 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers234.8 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers8 kg10 kg

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