19. PCMark05

As with SYSmark 2004 SE, PCMark05 puts all its emphasis on brute performance. PCMark05 includes an overall system test suite, along with test suites for individual system components, including the CPU, RAM, graphics, and hard disk. If one part of the test suite won't run or fails during execution, that portion of the test contributes zero points to the overall PCMark05 score.

Scores for PCMark fall in a range from 1,200 to 5,500 points. Both the lower (1,200) and upper (5,500) ends of this scale are based on results obtained from actual reference systems. It's possible for a test system to score less than 1,200 or more than 5,500 points by under- or over-performing those reference systems.

Next, you'll see diagrams of the PCMark05 results from the Lenovo Thinkpad Z60m, as well as from our four comparison systems. Our discussion and conclusions follow in the section after these diagrams.

PCMark05 Results

The relatively slow clock speed on the Pentium M 750 in the Thinkpad Z60m drops this notebook to the back of the comparison field. On the other hand, the memory benchmark shows that RAM runs faster on this machine than on the competition. The graphics benchmark in PCMark05 shows that it makes a valiant effort among the ranks of machines likewise equipped with the Mobility Radeon X300. However, this notebook simply can't cut it as a gaming machine: its weak 3D capabilities simply won't allow such use.