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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI MI3 8RC-041EU vs MSI X 8RE-217EU

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  • 127specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 103identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X 8RE-217EU has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-041EU (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz). The MSI X 8RE-217EU has 0.5 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI MI3 8RC-041EU (3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The MSI X 8RE-217EU has 30 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the MSI MI3 8RC-041EU (95 W vs 65 W). Only the MSI MI3 8RC-041EU has embedded options available. Processor model: i7-8700 on the MSI MI3 8RC-041EU, i7-8700K on the MSI X 8RE-217EU.

  • Processor model
    • i7-8700
    • i7-8700K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 4.6 GHz
    • 4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.2 GHz
    • 3.7 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 65 W
    • 95 W
  • Internal memory
    • 8 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Memory slots
    • 2x SO-DIMM
    • 4x DIMM
  • Total storage capacity
    • 1.12 TB
    • 2.51 TB

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Processor4 differ
Processor modelDiffersi7-8700i7-8700K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 8 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.51 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Number of SSDs installedDiffers12
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5GDDR5X
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressIntel® Z370
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers25
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Designidentical
VolumeKnown for one10 L
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers126686126684
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3QS
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers128 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers342 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers6.4 kg15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one7.4 kg
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for one80 PLUS Bronze
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC

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