MSI Nightblade X2B-256EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 vs MSI Nightblade X2B-265DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

Comparison of X2B-256EU, X2B-265DE

161 specifications	A MSI Nightblade X2B-256EU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 Model X2B-256EU View product	B MSI Nightblade X2B-265DE Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 Model X2B-265DE View product
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 8 GB
Storageidentical
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
HDD speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
NVMeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	NVMe, PCI Express 3.0
SSD form factorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card DVI-D 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
Performanceidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
Ports & interfacesidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.