4. SYSMark 2004 SE: System Performance

The SYSmark 2004 SE benchmarks concentrate exclusively on performance: battery lifetime is irrelevant, so these tests are designed to run when the test PC is plugged into a wall socket. As in MobileMark 2005, SYSmark 2004 uses real applications run in a multitasking environment. Predefined scripts run in a continuous loop; they are designed to mimic typical user behavior during each individual sequence of tasks and activities.

The SYSmark 2004 SE tests are sub-divided into two different benchmark scenarios: Internet content creation and office productivity. Within the Internet content scenario, there are three different sets of activities: 3D content, 2D content, and Web publication. The office productivity scenario is likewise broken into three sets of activities: communication (e-mail, calendar, and Web browsing), document creation, and data analysis.

As with the MobileMark 2005 total performance value, all SYSmark 2004 SE values are calculated from the completion time for a set of benchmarks, and are based on a reference system equipped with average components and capabilities. This is represented in much the same way as an "average IQ" by a score of 100 points. That said, the office productivity values for MobileMark 2005 and SYSmark 2004 SE should not be compared to each other.

SYSmark 2004 SE: Results

Here, we present the SYSmark 2004 SE benchmark results diagrams for the VGN-TX1XP as well as the other three comparison devices. Our conclusions follow these diagrams.

SYSmark 2004 SE: Concluding Remarks

Our test results with SYSmark 2004 SE show that the TX series does not measure up to the fastest laptops of its type. That said, its performance is entirely adequate for typical tasks that fall under the general heading of office work. Also, variance in results among individual devices shown here falls more inside the typical margin of error for SYSmark 2004 SE measurements, rather than indicating any significant performance differences.