Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 vs MSI Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700

120specifications compared
30differ
90identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:Intel® Core™ i5
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:i5-7400
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
Processor threads
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:4
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3.5 GHz
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4.2 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:3 GHz
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
Processor cache
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:6 MB
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:8 MB
Memory types supported by processor
- Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
- Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of MI3, VR7RC-065XEU
146 specifications	A MSI Nightblade MI3 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7400 Model MI3 View product	B MSI Infinite VR7RC-065XEU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 Model VR7RC-065XEU View product
Processor8 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	i7-7700
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Storageidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	5912	0x5912
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B250	Intel® H110
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97147	97128
Processor codeDiffers	SR32W	SR338
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	342 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	268 mm	488 mm
WeightDiffers	6.4 kg	13 kg
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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