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MSI MI3 8RC-014EU vs MSI W25 8SK

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 84identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI W25 8SK has 6 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 8RC-014EU (12 vs 6). The MSI W25 8SK has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-014EU (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz). The MSI W25 8SK has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-014EU (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the MSI W25 8SK has embedded options available. Only the MSI W25 8SK has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • W25 8SK:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • W25 8SK:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:i5-8400
    • W25 8SK:i7-8700
  • Processor threads
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:6
    • W25 8SK:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:4 GHz
    • W25 8SK:4.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:2.8 GHz
    • W25 8SK:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:9 MB
    • W25 8SK:12 MB
  • Internal memory
    • MI3 8RC-014EU:8 GB
    • W25 8SK:32 GB

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Comparison of MI3 8RC-014EU, W25 8SK
143 specifications
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400i7-8700
Processor threadsDiffers612
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4 GHz4.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB12 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB128 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB1.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiNo
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® Quadro® P3200
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1200 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsDiffers2324
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® Z370
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers50
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
Line-outKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one10 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers126687126686
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR3QS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers128 mm279 mm
DepthDiffers342 mm43 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm331 mm
WeightDiffers6.4 kg2.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one7.4 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source230 W

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