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MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 vs MSI X3 VR7RE-005DE

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  • 147specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 124identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X3 VR7RE-005DE has 0.3 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 (4.5 GHz vs 4.2 GHz). The MSI X3 VR7RE-005DE has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 (4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz). The MSI X3 VR7RE-005DE has 26 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 (91 W vs 65 W). Only the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has embedded options available. Only the MSI Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor model
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:i7-7700
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:i7-7700K
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:4.2 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:4.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:3.6 GHz
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:4.2 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:65 W
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:91 W
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:DDR3L, DDR4-SDRAM
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
  • Total storage capacity
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:2.25 TB
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:2.51 TB
  • Number of SSDs installed
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:1
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:2
  • Discrete graphics card model
    • Aegis 3 VR7RC-020DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    • X3 VR7RE-005DE:NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080

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Comparison of VR7RC-020DE, X3 VR7RE-005DE
154 specifications
Processor5 differ
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700i7-7700K
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-7700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W91 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L, DDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB2.51 TB
Total SSDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 GB
Number of SSDs installedDiffers12
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR5GDDR5X
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Z270
Network1 differ
WLAN controller modelDiffersIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168Killer Wireless-AC 1435
Antenna typeKnown for one1x1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers450 W600 W
80 PLUS certificationDiffers80 PLUS Bronze80 PLUS Silver
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Processor ARK IDDiffers9712897129
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015CPCG 2015D
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers8.05 kg9.69 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers11.2 kg13.2 kg

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