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MSI MI3 VR7RC-020RU vs MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 133specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 97identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 4 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-020RU (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.5 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-020RU (4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-020RU (3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor family
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:i5-7400
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor threads
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:4
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
  • Processor codename
    • MI3 VR7RC-020RU:Kaby Lake
    • Nightblade X2B-275RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Skylake

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Comparison of MI3 VR7RC-020RU, X2B-275RU
150 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-6700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x82x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
SteppingDiffersB0R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source34.1 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59121912
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
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
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers9714788196
Processor codeDiffersSR32WSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers128 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers342 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers6.4 kg10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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