Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K

132specifications compared
32differ
100identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:i5-6600K
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:3.9 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:3.5 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:65 W
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:91 W
Tcase
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:71 °C
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:64 °C
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:64 GB
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:34.1 GB/s
- Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:34.2 GB/s

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Comparison of MI2C037, X2-023
155 specifications	A MSI Nightblade MI2C037 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model MI2C037 View product	B MSI Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K Model X2-023 View product
Processor9 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i5-6400	i5-6600K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-6600 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	91 W
TcaseDiffers	71 °C	64 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.1 GB/s	34.2 GB/s
System bus rateKnown for one	8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	2
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	64 GB	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	950 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	4.3
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	500 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10	Windows 10 Home
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88185	88191
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known 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
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2BY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	127.6 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	340.6 mm	373 mm
HeightDiffers	234.8 mm	287 mm
WeightDiffers	8 kg	10 kg
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	EPEAT Bronze	EPEAT Silver
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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