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MSI Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K vs MSI Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 103identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:i5-6600K
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:i7-6700
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:4
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:3.9 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:3.5 GHz
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:6 MB
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Nightblade X2-023 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6600K:91 W
    • Nightblade X2B-234EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:65 W

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Comparison of X2-023, X2B-234EU
161 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6600Ki7-6700
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6600 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-6700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs91 W65 W
TcaseDiffers64 °C71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x42x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB64 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1600,2133 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs34.2 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.34.4
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsKnown for one24Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers500 W350 W
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Product colourDiffersBlack, RedBlack
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819188196
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2BT
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015DPCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT SilverUnknown — not stated by the source

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