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MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K vs MSI Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

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  • 29differ
  • 120identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 1.3 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel Fast Memory Access. Only the MSI Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel TSX-NI.

  • Processor family
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
  • Processor threads
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • Nightblade X2-042TW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2
    • Nightblade X2-060XES Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3

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Comparison of X2-042TW, X2-060XES
158 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
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB256 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB4 GB
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz950 MHz
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeNo
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
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
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersNoYes
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® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersYesNo

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