Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 vs MSI Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K

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  • 136specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 100identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
  • Processor threads
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • Trident -003DE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3
    • Nightblade X2-231EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2

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Comparison of Trident-003DE, X2-231EU
158 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6400i7-6700K
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI3DMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
TcaseDiffers71 °C64 °C
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz1600,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.1 GB/s34.2 GB/s
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB2.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Number of storage drives installedDiffers12
Number of HDDs installedDiffers11000
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers3 GB8 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs950 MHz1150 MHz
Performance2 differ
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersH110 ExpressIntel® Z170
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSmall DesktopDesktop
Placement supportedKnown for oneHorizontal/VerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8818588195
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2BYUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers346.2 mm175.7 mm
DepthDiffers232.5 mm345.8 mm
HeightDiffers71.8 mm277.3 mm
WeightDiffers3.17 kg10 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one6.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 W

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