Compare technical specifications of MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US (Trident X PLUS 9SD-042US)
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MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US (Trident X PLUS 9SD-042US) vs MSI Trident 3 8RC-003US (Trident 3 8RC-003US)

Comparison summary

For performance MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US has a better processor.

For displaying graphics X Plus 9SD-042US has a lot better performing graphics card.

For portability MSI Trident 3 8RC-003US is lighter. It's also thinner and smaller in size.

X Plus 9SD-042US has more SSD, but 3 8RC-003US has an HDD storage.

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MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US (Trident X PLUS 9SD-042US)

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MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US (Trident X PLUS 9SD-042US)MSI Trident 3 8RC-003US (Trident 3 8RC-003US)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a gaming PC and is responsible for running games.
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Intel Core i7-9700KFIntel Core i7-8700
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed of a gaming PC.
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16gb16gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce RTX 2070GeForce GTX 1060
Weight
14.44 lbs (6.55 kg)6.99 lbs (3.17 kg)
Size (length x width x height)
15.6 x 15.06 x 5.1 inches13.93 x 2.83 x 9.15 inches
(39.62 x 38.25 x 12.95 cm)(35.38 x 7.19 x 23.24 cm)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10
Hard drives
500gb SSD250gb SSD, 1000gb HDD
Release date
October 10, 2019October 8, 2020

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Amazon.com description

MSI Trident X Plus 9SD-042US High-End Small Form Factor PC Intel Core i7-9700K RTX 2070 Armor 8G OC 16GB 512GB PCIe NVME SSD,Black

Type: small form Factor PC with Mini-ITX MB | Operating System: Win 10 Home

Processor: Intel Core i7-9700kf Processor 8 Cores 3.6-4.9 GHz 12M Cache

Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 8G OC w/true-to-life Ray Tracing Technology

Memory: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (16GB x 1), 2 x U-DIMM DDR4 2400MHz, Max 32GB | Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD (512GB x1)

Special Features: real-time Ray tracing | Tempered Glass Side panel | RGB Case Lighting | dedicated cooling Chambers for GPU, CPU and PSU | overclocking CPU

ASIN: B07ML2RVJN

MSI Trident 3 8RC-003US Enthusiast Gaming Desktop GTX 1060 6G i7-8700 16GB 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD Win 10 VR Ready + KB and Mouse

Form Factor: mATX (Mid Tower Form Factor design) | Operating System: Windows 10

Processor: Core i7-8700 6 core 3.2GHz 12M Cache | Motherboard: H310

Graphics Card: NVIDIA's Latest GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5

RAM: 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR4 SO-DIMM 2133Mhz 2 slots, Max 32GB | Storage: 256GB (256GB x 1) M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200RPM (2.5")

Special Features: VR ready | Front Access VR Port | Proprietary Cooling System | Nahimic Sound System | Vertical or Horizontal Orientation

ASIN: B079NPGYK4