Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs Samsung DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

90specifications compared
37differ
53identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.9 GHz
Bus type
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:DMI3
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:DMI
System bus rate
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 GT/s
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:5 GT/s
Processor lithography
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:14 nm
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:22 nm
Processor codename
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Skylake
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:65 W
- DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:77 W

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Comparison of MI2C-224XEU, DM400T2A
153 specifications	A MSI Nightblade MI2C-224XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 Model MI2C-224XEU View product	B Samsung DM400T2A Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model DM400T2A View product
Processor17 differ
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6700	i7-3770
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	DMI
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6700 Desktop series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	71 °C	67.4 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
SteppingDiffers	R0	E1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	620 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.74 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	12.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1912	0x162
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	No	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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® B150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Red	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	No	Windows 7 Home Premium
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features6 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88196	65719
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2BT	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2011D
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	127.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	340.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	234.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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