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MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU vs MSI X 8RE-213DE

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  • 122specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 81identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X 8RE-213DE has 2 more processor cores than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (6 vs 4). The MSI X 8RE-213DE has 8 more processor threads than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (12 vs 4). The MSI X 8RE-213DE has 1.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI MI3 VR7RC-074EU (4.7 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). Only the MSI X 8RE-213DE has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP). Only the MSI X 8RE-213DE has Intel TSX-NI.

  • Processor family
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-213DE:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • X 8RE-213DE:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:i5-7400
    • X 8RE-213DE:i7-8700K
  • Processor cores
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:4
    • X 8RE-213DE:6
  • Processor threads
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:4
    • X 8RE-213DE:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:3.5 GHz
    • X 8RE-213DE:4.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:3 GHz
    • X 8RE-213DE:3.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • MI3 VR7RC-074EU:6 MB
    • X 8RE-213DE:12 MB

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Comparison of MI3 VR7RC-074EU, X 8RE-213DE
152 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7400i7-8700K
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB12 MB
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-8700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W95 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneB0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz2666 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.35 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Total HDDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 TB
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
SSD form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers59120x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
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
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Z370
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers45
HDMI ports quantityDiffers31
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers350 W550 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Bronze
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
VolumeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42 L
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
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 IDDiffers97147126684
Processor codeKnown for oneSR32WUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers128 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers342 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers268 mm488 mm
WeightDiffers6.4 kg15 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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