Benchmarks Under Windows XP
- 1. Mobile Athlon XP And KT266A: A Superior Combination?
- 2. Vaio NVR-23: From All Sides
- 3. Vaio NVR-23: From All Sides, Continued
- 4. PowerNow = Always As Much Power As Necessary + Power Consumption As Low As Possible
- 5. Windows XP: The Relationship Between Power Scheme And PowerNow
- 6. Nvidia's PowerMizer: PowerNow For The GPU
- 7. Test Setup: Sony NVR-23
- 8. Benchmarks Under Windows XP
- 9. Synthetic Benchmarks
- 10. Multimedia Performance: PC Mark 2002
- 11. Application Benchmarks
- 12. 3D Performance: The Latest Drivers From The Manufacturer? Hardly!
- 13. Direct-3D Performance: 3D Mark2001 SE
- 14. Influence Of PowerMizer On 3D Performance
- 15. Open-GL Game Performance At Different PowerMizer Settings
- 16. Influence Of PowerMizer On The Battery Life
8. Benchmarks Under Windows XP
It is standard practice at THG to use a combination of synthetic and application-related benchmarks to get a balanced picture of the capabilities of the notebook.
| Drivers and Software | |
|---|---|
| Graphics Driver | ATI 6.13.10.6064 |
| DirectX | Version: 8.1 (4.08.01.0810) |
| OS | Windows XP Pro, Build 2600 SP1 (English) |
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
| Quake III Arena, Patch V1.16 | 640x480 - 16 bit / 1024 x 768 - 32 bit / 1280 x 1024 - 32 bit Timedemo, demo001 command line = +set cd_nocd 1 +set s_initsound 0 Graphics detail = Normal |
| PCMark 2002 Pro Pack - Build 100 | CPU and Memory Tests |
| SiSoftware Sandra Standard 2003 | CPU MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic / Memory Bandwidth Benchmark |
| Sysmark 2002 | Version 1.0 |
| 3D Mark 2001SE | Version 1.1 - Build 340 - Patch Build 330/ Default Benchmark |
| POV-Ray for Windows | Version 3.5/ Chess2 640x480 AA:0.3 |
| Lame - Version 3.92 | 32 bit DOS-Prompt, 178 MB Wave File, 44100 Hz 32 - 320 kbit sampling |
We measure battery life under three different conditions to simulate typical usage situations. First, we run a presentation in an endless loop. This approximates typical usage by a traveling salesman making frequent presentations to his or her customers. Frequent travelers appreciate being able to pass the time watching a DVD video in the hotel or airport lounge. To do this, you need a mobile PC with respectable battery life. Our last test - a game demo - will be of interest to the gamers among our readers. The demo is repeated until the battery is empty.
We also looked into how the different PowerMizer settings affected 3-D performance and battery life. We obtained our measurements using Quake III, the demo of 3D Mark2001SE, and a screen saver presentation.
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