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MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

136specifications compared
5differ
131identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has 1 GB more discrete graphics card memory than the MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GB vs 3 GB). Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR. Discrete graphics card model: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 on the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 on the MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400. Product colour: Black, Red on the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400, Black on the MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400. Operating system installed: Windows 10 Home on the MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400, FreeDOS on the MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400.

Discrete graphics card model
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
- Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memory
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4 GB
- Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3 GB
NVIDIA GameWorks VR
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:No
- Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Yes
Product colour
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Black, Red
- Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Black
Operating system installed
- Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Windows 10 Home
- Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:FreeDOS

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Comparison of MI2-028RU, MI2-229XTR
154 specifications	A MSI Nightblade MI2-028RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model MI2-028RU View product	B MSI Nightblade MI2-229XTR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model MI2-229XTR View product
Processoridentical
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Storageidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfacesidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Red	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	FreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mouse includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Bronze

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