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MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 vs MSI MI3 7RA-054UK

125specifications compared
22differ
103identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI MI3 7RA-054UK (8th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 7RA-054UK (6 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 has 2 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 7RA-054UK (6 vs 4). Processor model: i5-8400 on the MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400, i5-7400 on the MSI MI3 7RA-054UK. Processor codename: Coffee Lake on the MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400, Kaby Lake on the MSI MI3 7RA-054UK.

Processor generation
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- MI3 7RA-054UK:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:i5-8400
- MI3 7RA-054UK:i5-7400
Processor cores
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
- MI3 7RA-054UK:4
Processor threads
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:6
- MI3 7RA-054UK:4
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:4 GHz
- MI3 7RA-054UK:3.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:2.8 GHz
- MI3 7RA-054UK:3 GHz
Processor cache
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:9 MB
- MI3 7RA-054UK:6 MB
Processor codename
- Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400:Coffee Lake
- MI3 7RA-054UK:Kaby Lake

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Comparison of MI3-040, MI3 7RA-054UK
151 specifications	A MSI Nightblade MI3-040 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400 Model MI3-040 View product	B MSI MI3 7RA-054UK View product
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8400	i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers	6	4
Processor threadsDiffers	6	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	9 MB	6 MB
Processor codenameDiffers	Coffee Lake	Kaby Lake
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	2666 MHz	1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	41.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 V
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	1 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	1
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	6 GB	2 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x3E92	5912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.5	4.4
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	23	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® B250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one	80 PLUS Bronze	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	126687	97147
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR32W

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