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MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 135specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 103identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR. Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available.

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

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MSI

Nightblade MI2-045 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

Model MI2-045

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Nightblade X2B-203TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

Model X2B-203TW

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Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400i7-6700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one65 W
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storageidentical
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
SSD interfaceKnown for oneM.2
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersYesNo
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10Windows 10 Home
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818588196
Processor codeDiffersSR2BYSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers127.6 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers340.6 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers234.8 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers8 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
ManualKnown for oneYes
Mouse includedKnown for oneNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneNo
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1

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