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MSI Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 157specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 124identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has NVIDIA GameWorks VR. Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Nightblade MI2-050TW Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
    • Nightblade X2B-206DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16

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Comparison of MI2-050TW, X2B-206DE
158 specifications
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
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.12 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 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
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
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
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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