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MSI Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K

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  • 145specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 108identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade MI2C-220EU PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3
    • Nightblade X2-231E Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2

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Comparison of MI2C-220EU, X2-231E
165 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
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB2.12 TB
Total HDDs capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Total SSDs capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
SSD interfaceDiffersNVMe, SATANVMe, PCI Express 3.0
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z170
Networkidentical
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W500 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS BronzeUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818588195
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)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2BYUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers127.6 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers234.8 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers340.6 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers8 kg10 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Silver
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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