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MSI Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI X3 VR7RD-014AU

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  • 133specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 95identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:i7-7700K
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:4.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:4.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade MI2C-257EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:65 W
    • X3 VR7RD-014AU:91 W

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Comparison of MI2C-257EU, X3 VR7RD-014AU
146 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-7700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz2400 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x5912
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Performance1 differ
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B150Intel® Z270
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W600 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714797129
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR338
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers127.6 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers340.6 mm376 mm
HeightDiffers234.8 mm433 mm
WeightDiffers8 kg9.69 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source13.2 kg

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