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MSI Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K

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  • 151specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 114identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade MI2-017EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3
    • Nightblade X2B-066EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2

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Comparison of MI2-017EU, X2B-066EU
159 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400i7-6700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI3DMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
TcaseDiffers71 °C64 °C
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.1 GB/s34.2 GB/s
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818588195
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2BYUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersNoYes
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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