Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K vs MSI Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400

144specifications compared
31differ
113identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 4 more processor threads than the MSI Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (8 vs 4). The MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4.2 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has 1.3 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 (4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz). Only the MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel Fast Memory Access. Only the MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K has Intel TSX-NI.

Processor family
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:Intel® Core™ i7
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:i7-6700K
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:i5-6400
Processor threads
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:4
Processor boost frequency
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4.2 GHz
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:3.3 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:4 GHz
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:8 MB
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:6 MB
Bus type
- Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K:DMI2
- Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400:DMI3

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Comparison of X2-084EU, X2B-047EU
162 specifications	A MSI Nightblade X2-084EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700K Model X2-084EU View product	B MSI Nightblade X2B-047EU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6400 Model X2B-047EU View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6700K	i5-6400
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI3
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6700 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-6400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	91 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	64 °C	71 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1600,2133 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.2 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	1.12 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980 Ti	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	6 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	950 MHz
Graphics card DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z170	Intel® B150
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	500 W	350 W
Design1 differ
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Red	Black
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88195	88185
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015D	PCG 2015C
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2BY
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio

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