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MSI MI3 7RB-029AT vs MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW

134specifications compared
35differ
99identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 4 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 7RB-029AT (8 vs 4). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 7RB-029AT (4.5 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has 1.2 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI MI3 7RB-029AT (4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz). Only the MSI MI3 7RB-029AT has Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed. Only the MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW has NVIDIA G-SYNC.

Processor family
- MI3 7RB-029AT:Intel® Core™ i5
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- MI3 7RB-029AT:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- MI3 7RB-029AT:i5-7400
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:i7-7700K
Processor threads
- MI3 7RB-029AT:4
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:8
Processor boost frequency
- MI3 7RB-029AT:3.5 GHz
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- MI3 7RB-029AT:3 GHz
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:4.2 GHz
Processor cache
- MI3 7RB-029AT:6 MB
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- MI3 7RB-029AT:65 W
- X3 VR7RE-029TW:91 W

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Comparison of MI3 7RB-029AT, X3 VR7RE-029TW
147 specifications	A MSI MI3 7RB-029AT View product	B MSI X3 VR7RE-029TW View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7400	i7-7700K
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	91 W
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	2.51 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR5X
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	5912	0x5912
NVIDIA G-SYNCDiffers	No	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Z270
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.2	4.1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	5	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	600 W
Processor special features6 differ
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97147	97129
Processor codeDiffers	SR32W	SR338
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	342 mm	376 mm
HeightDiffers	268 mm	433 mm
WeightDiffers	6.4 kg	9.69 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.2 kg

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