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MSI Aegis RS 12TE 257US – Tower – Core i7 12700K / 3.6 GHz – RAM 32 GB – SSD 1 TB – NVMe, HDD 2 TB – GF RTX 3080 – GigE, 2.5 GigE, Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) – WLAN: Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E) – Microsoft Windows 11 Home

by Earendel | Sep 10, 2022 | Products

MSI Aegis RS 12TE 257US – Tower – Core i7 12700K / 3.6 GHz – RAM 32 GB – SSD 1 TB – NVMe, HDD 2 TB – GF RTX 3080 – GigE, 2.5 GigE, Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) – WLAN: Bluetooth 5.2, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (Wi-Fi 6E) – Microsoft Windows 11 Home

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General
Type: Personal computer
Product Form Factor: Tower
Built-in Devices: Liquid cooling system with 240 mm radiator, transparent side cover
Gaming: Yes
Processor / Chipset
CPU: Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) 12700K
Clock Speed: 3.6 GHz
Max Turbo Speed: 5 GHz
Number of Cores: 12-core
CPU Qty: 1
Max CPU Qty: 1
Chipset Type: Intel Z690
Cache Memory
Installed Size: 25 MB
Cache Per Processor: 25 MB
RAM
Installed Size: 32 GB
Technology: DDR5 SDRAM
Effective Memory Speed: 4800 MHz
Form Factor: DIMM 288-pin
Configuration Features: 2 x 16 GB
Hard Drive
Type: SSD – M.2
Capacity: 1 x 1 TB
Interface Type: PCI Express
Features: NVM Express (NVMe)
Hard Drive (2nd)
Type: HDD
Interface Class: Serial ATA
Capacity: 1 x 2 TB
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Storage Controller
Type: 1 x SATA
Controller Interface Type: SATA 6Gb/s
Channel Qty: 6
Optical Storage
Type: No optical drive
Monitor
Monitor Type: None.
Graphics Controller
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Video Memory: 12 GB GDDR6X SDRAM
Video Interfaces: HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio Output
Sound Output Mode: 7.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Input Device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Networking
Ethernet Controller: Intel I225-V
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 5.2, IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E)
Expansion / Connectivity
Bays: 2 (total) / 1 (free) x internal 2.5″ / 3.5″ shared ¦ 2 (total) / 2 (free) x internal 2.5″
Slots: 1 (total) / 0 (free) x PCIe 5.0 x16 ¦ 2 (total) / 2 (free) x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4/x1 modes) ¦ 1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCIe 3.0 x1 ¦ 4 (total) / 3 (free) x M.2 Card (for SSD)
Interfaces: 1 x LAN (2.5Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x audio line-out ¦ 1 x audio line-in ¦ 2 x microphone (1 front, 1 rear) ¦ 1 x headphones (1 in front) ¦ 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2 front, 2 rear) ¦ 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (1 in front) ¦ 1 x HDMI ¦ 3 x DisplayPort ¦ 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ¦ 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 ¦ 4 x USB 2.0
Power
Device Type: Power supply
Power Provided: 750 Watt
80 PLUS Certification: 80 PLUS Gold
Operating System / Software
OS Provided: Windows 11 Home
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support: Limited warranty – 1 year
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 8.5 in
Depth: 16.9 in
Height: 17.7 in
Weight: 29.98 lbs

What is U.2 Storage Technology?

by Earendel | Nov 26, 2020 | News, PC Tips

What is U.2?

Formerly known as SFF-8639, is an interface standard defined by SSD Form Factor Work Group.

It was developed for the enterprise market and designed to be used with new PCI Express drives along with SAS and SATA drives. It uses up to four PCI Express lanes and two SATA lanes.

U.2 connector supports NVMe standard protocol and PCI-E 3.0×4 bus, which makes the U.2 SSD have a theoretical bandwidth up to 32Gbps and have advantages of high speed, low latency, and low power consumption.

Currently, HGST Ultrastar SN100, OCZ Z-Drive 6000 and other enterprise-class SSDs have a common feature, that is, they provide two form specifications. One is the traditional PCI-E expansion card model, and the other is the 2.5 inch U.2 interface disk style.

In November 2015, Intel introduced the 750 series SSD which is available in both PCI Express and U.2 variants.

However, the U.2 SSD that can be bought by ordinary consumers includes the Intel 750 series, which includes three capacity specifications: 400 GB, 800 GB, and 1.2 TB.

The sequential reading and writing speed of the Intel 750 U.2 SSD of 1.2TB capacity can be up to 2400 MB/s and 1200 MB/s, respectively. As for its random reading and writing speed, this SSD can reach 440000 IOPS and 290,000 IOPS, respectively. In a word, the performance is very strong. If you want to know the explanation to terminologies about disk performance, please read the recommended article.

In addition, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, ASRock, and other vendors have announced support for U.2, and demonstrated the new U.2 data line and U.2-M.2 converter. At present, the ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard has been equipped with a U.2 interface.

The U.2 connector is mechanically identical to the SATA Express device plug, but provides four PCI Express lanes through a different usage of available pins.[3][4]

U.2 devices may be connected to an M.2 port using an adapter.

U.2 compared with M.2