By
Tom's Guide Team,
published on October 15, 2007
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: sibling, rivalry | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: sibling, rivalry | Themes: Laptops and Notebooks
Contents
6. Benchmark Setup
Hardware Configuration
| Test Configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Dell | Alienware |
| Model | XPS M1730 | Area-51 m9750 |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900
2.80 GHz, 4 MB L2-Cache, FSB800 |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7600
2.33 GHz, 4 MB L2-Cache, FSB667 |
| Motherboard | Dell MXG071 | Alienware |
| BIOS | Dell A01 (08/07/07) | AMI W8350F02 (05/03/07) |
| Chipset | Intel PM965 Express/ICH8M | Mobile 945PM Express/ICH7-M |
| Memory | 2 GB (2x 1 GB) 667MHz DDR2
CAS 5-5-5-15 |
2 GB (2x 1 GB) 667MHz DDR2
CAS 5-5-5-15 |
| Graphics controller | 2x Nvidia GeForce Go 8700M SLI | 2x Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI |
| Hard Drive | 2x Hitachi HTS72202 RAID 0
200 GB, 7200RPM, SATA, 8 MB Cache |
2x Seagate ST9160823AS RAID 0
160 GB, 7200RPM, SATA, 8 MB Cache |
| Software | ||
| OS | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows XP Pro SP2 |
| DirectX Version | 10 | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Driver | 8.3.0.1013 | 8.2.0.1014 |
| Graphics Driver | Nvidia ForceWare 156.22 | Nvidia ForceWare 94.23 |
Test Software
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D-Games | |
| F.E.A.R | Version: 1.0 Retail
Video Mode: 1024x768 Computer: Maximum Graphics: Maximum-Custom-No Softshadows Test Path: Options/Performance/Test Settings |
| Doom 3 | Version: 1.3
Video Mode: 1024x768 Graphics: High Test: Time Demo 1 |
| Oblivion | Version: 1.0 Retail
Video Mode: 1024x768 Graphics: High, 4xAA Test: Inside & Outside save files |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)
Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD) Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to ogg Quality: 5 |
| Applications | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" rendering HTDV 1920x1080 & 1280x720 |
| Synthetics | |
| SPECviewperf 9 | Version: 9.0.3 |
| 3DMark05 | Version: 1.2
System Test Only |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.7.10.60
CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia Benchmarks Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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Hey since you guy wrote this review alienware has released an updated version of the m9750 which has dual mobile 8700s which give it directX 10 support and they added the option of putting in a creative X-FI sound card as well. I would love to know how well those dual 8700s work, together are they more powerful than a single 8800 GTX?????, And how may full-str3eam processors are active in each one????