Compare MSI MPG Trident 3 11th vs IdeaCentre Creator 5i vs IdeaCentre 5
Capacity
Interior Volume
4.72 L
13.6 L
13.6 L
Connectivity
Expansion Slot
1x M.2 PCIe + 1x SATA III 6.0Gbps 2.5"
1x M.2 2242 (WLAN) + 1x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
1x M.2 2242 (WLAN) + 1x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
PCI Express
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
Ports
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone | [Rear] 3x DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 3x Audio jacks + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps)
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Audio combo + 1x optional card reader | [Rear] 1x HDMI 1.4b + 1x VGA + 1x Audio combo + 4x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Audio combo + 1x optional card reader | [Rear] 1x HDMI 1.4b + 1x VGA + 1x 3.5 Line-out + 4x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 / WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 5 / WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Colors
Raven black
Mineral grey
Form Factor
Small form factor desktop computer
Mini-ITX desktop computer
Mini-ITX Desktop computer
Dimensions
Size | Depth
232.57 mm w/o stand
365 mm / 14.37"
284.6 mm / 11.2"
Size | Height
346.25 mm w/o stand
292.2 mm / 11.5"
340 mm / 13.39"
Size | Width
83.31 mm w/o stand
145 mm / 5.71"
145 mm / 5.71"
Weight
3.17 kg / 6.99 lbs
5.8 kg / 12.79 lbs
5.4 kg
Function
Audio
5.1 Channel HD Audio with Nahimic audio enhancer (ALC1220)
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek ALC222-CG codec
High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek ALC222 codec
Chipset
Intel H510
Intel B460 chipset
AMD PRO 565 chipset
Graphics
Up to MSI GeForce RTX 3060 AERO ITX 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GDDR6, GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB GDDR6, or RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
Integrated AMD Radeon graphics or discrete AMD Radeon RX 550X 4GB GDDR5
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Optical Disc
Optional DVD burner
Processor
Up to Intel Core i7-11700 (Rocket Lake)
10th-gen Intel Core i5-10400, i5-10400F, i7-10700, or i7-10700F
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G, Ryzen 5 4600G, or Ryzen 7 4700G
RGB Lighting
Mystic Light RGB LED
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x U-DIMMs, up to 64GB
2x UDIMMs, up to 32 GB
2x U-DIMMs, up to 32GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 / 330 W AC adapter
310 / 380 W
260 W
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe SSD + 1x 2.5” HDD / SSD
Up to 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD
Up to 1TB M.2 SSD + 2TB 3.5" HDD
Production
Accessory
Optional Lenovo Calliope Keyboard & Mouse in Black
Debut
2021-05-04
2020-04
2020
Model Name
14ARE05
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