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MSI Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K vs MSI Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 134specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 96identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • Aegis X-045RU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2
    • Nightblade X2B-273RU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3

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Comparison of X-045RU, X2B-273RU
153 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700Ki5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers4 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI3
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs91 W65 W
TcaseDiffers64 °C71 °C
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1600,2133 MHz2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.25 TB1.12 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers8 GB6 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.14.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers74
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers600 W350 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819588185
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2BY
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers169.9 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers433.2 mm373 mm
HeightDiffers376.1 mm287 mm
WeightDiffers10.5 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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