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MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 vs MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU

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  • 126specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 91identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (6 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 8 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (12 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700 has 1.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU (4.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU has NVIDIA G-SYNC. Only the MSI MI3 VR7RC-066AU has NVIDIA GameWorks VR.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:i7-8700
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:6
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:4
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:4.6 GHz
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:3.2 GHz
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade MI3-005TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8700:12 MB
    • MI3 VR7RC-066AU:6 MB

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Comparison of MI3-005TW, MI3 VR7RC-066AU
143 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers124
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB1.25 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB3 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffersNoYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffersNoYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel H310 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.04.2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
HDMI ports quantityDiffers13
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one10 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers12668697147
Processor codeDiffersSR3QSSR32W
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one7.4 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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