Test Setup, Continued
Contents
- 1. Rome Wasn't Built In A Day, And Neither Was The Dothan
- 2. The New Dothan, Or The Evolution Of Banias
- 3. The New Dothan, Or The Evolution Of Banias, Continued
- 4. Down With Gigahertz Clock Speed Mania! Long Live The Processor Number!
- 5. In Brief: The WinBook W360 Test System
- 6. Test Setup
- 7. Test Setup, Continued
- 8. Test Setup
- 9. Synthetic Benchmarks
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10.
SiSoft Sandra 2003, Continued
7. Test Setup, Continued
Due to the high-value graphics subsystem, a test of gaming performance was also on the agenda. The Dell Inspiron 8600 with the MR9600 Pro Turbo was a reference for this test, as well as other notebooks and desktop PC systems used for the test at that time.
| Dell Inspiron 8600 | Asus M6800N | Dell Inspiron 8600 | Blackbox-M11 | Yakumo Q8M Power64 XD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One | Two-Spindle / All-In-One |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 357mm x 36mm x 276mm / 14.01" x 1.42" x 10.87" | 352mm x 37mm x 272mm / 13.85" x 1.46" x 10.71" | 357mm x 36mm x 276mm / 14.01" x 1.42" x 10.87" | 360mm x 60mm x 270mm / 14.2" x 2.4" x 10.6" | 333mm x 47mm x 285mm / 13.1" x 1.85" x 11.2" |
| Weight of unit | 3510g / 7.72lbs | 2960 g / 6.51lbs | 3510g / 7.72lbs | 4400g / 9.68lbs | 3985g / 8.77lbs |
| Weight of charger and cable | 440 g / 0.97 lbs | 414 g / 0.91lbs | 440 g / 0.97 lbs | 1300 g / 2.86 lbs | 735g / 1.62lbs |
| Battery Weight | 470 g / 16.59 oz | 426 g / 15.00oz | 470 g / 16.59 oz | 650 g / 22.95oz | 675g / 23.83 oz |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad | Touchpad +Trackstick | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Display Size | 15,4" | 15.1" | 15,4" | 15,4" | 15" |
| Display Resolution | 1680x1050 | 1400x1050 | 1920x1200 | 1920x1200 | 1024x786 |
| CPU | Pentium-M 1.7 GHz | Pentium-M 1.5 GHz | Pentium-M 1.7 GHz | Pentium4 2.40 GHz HT | Athlon 64 Mobile 3000+ |
| Memory Type | PC2700 DDR SDRAM | PC2700 DDR SDRAM | PC2700 DDR SDRAM | PC3200 DDR CL3.0 | PC2100 DDR SDRAM CL2.5 |
| Amount of Memory | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Chipset Northbridge | Intel 82855PM (MCH) | Intel 82855PM (MCH) | Intel 82855PM (MCH) | Intel 865 | K8T800 |
| Chipset Southbridge | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M | Intel 82801DBM ICH4-M | Intel ICH5 | VT8235 |
| Graphics Controller | ATI MR9600 Pro Turbo 128 MB DDR 337MHz /243MHz (core/memory) | ATI MR9600 64 MB DDR 317MHz /210MHz (core/memory) | Nvidia Geforce FX Go5650 128 MB DDR 325MHz /295MHz (core/memory) | ATI MR9700 128 MB DDR 445MHz/ 263 MHz (core/memory) | ATI MR9600 64 MB DDR 350MHz /200MHz (core/memory) |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5 mm height | 2.5", 9.5mm height | 2.5", 9.5mm height |
| Ethernet | Broadcom 440x 10/100 MBit | Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit | Broadcom 440x 10/100 MBit | 10/100 MBit | VIA compatible 10/100 MBit |
| Bluetooth-Radio | Dell Truemobile 1300 | - | Dell Truemobile 1300 | option | No |
| Modem | BCM V.92 56K Modem | Soft K56 Dta Fax SmartCP | PCTEL 2304WT V.92 MDC Modem | Smart Link 56k | Smart Link 56k |
| Audio | Sigma Tel C-Major | SigmaTel C-Major Audio | Sigma Tel C-Major | SigmaTel C-Major Audio | C-Media AC97 |
| Battery Capacity | 72 Wh | 63.64 Wh | 72 Wh | 95 Wh | 97.68 Wh |
| DVD-/CD-R/RW-Drive | NEC ND-5100A 4x/4x/8x/
/16x16x24x DVD+R/+RW/ /CD-R/-RW 7200rpm/8 MB |
Toshiba SD-R2512 8x/ /24x24x24x DVD-/
/CD-R/-RW Combo Laufwerk |
NEC ND-5100A | DVD+RW-Drive | Panasonic UJ815 A 2x/1x8x/
/16x8x24xDVD-R/-RW/ /CD-R/-RW (Multi-DVD)+2x DVD-RAM |
| Harddisc | Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 HTS7260-
60M9AT00 ATA-6 60 GB/ |
Hitachi Travelstar 80GN IC25N08-
0ATMR04 ATA-6 80 GB/ 4200rpm/8 MB |
Fujitsu MHT2060AT PL ATA-6 60 GB/
4200rpm/2 MB |
80 GB | Seagate Momentus ST94011A ATA-6 40 GB/
5400rpm/2 MB |
| PC-Card Slot(s) | 1xtype II ( L) | 1xtype II ( L) | 1xtype II ( L) | 1xtype II | 1x type II (R) |
| Floppy Drive | No | No | No | No | |
| USB ports | 2x USB 2.0 (2x B) | 2x USB 2.0 (2x B) | 4x USB 2.0 | 4x USB 2.0 (R,B) | |
| 1394 ports | 1x (L) | 1x (L) | 1x (L) | 1x | 1x (F) |
| IR port | IrDA 1.1 (L) | IrDA (L) | IrDA 1.1 (L) | No | Yes (F) |
| Serial Ports | Yes (B) | No | Yes (B) | No | No |
| Parallel Ports | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | No | Yes (B) |
| VGA out | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | Yes (B) | Yes | Yes (B) |
| PS/2-Connector | No | No | No | No | No |
| Headphone
Microphone Line In Connector |
Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes(L)/Yes(L) | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes/No (F) |
| Video-In/Out | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) | No/Yes ( B, S-Video ) | No/Yes (S-Video) | No/Yes (S-Video) |
| B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |||||
| Extras | CD-Player feature | 4 in 1 Cardreader (F) | |||
Notebook configurations that are used in a comparison of gaming performance.
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