| Test Laptops | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model | Asus K42F | HP Pavillion dv4-1555dx |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-540M (Arrandale) 2.53 GHz, PGA988, 3MB Shared L3, Hyper-Threading, Power-savings enabled | Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (Penryn) 2.53 GHz, PGA478, 3MB Shared L2, Power-savings enabled |
| Graphics | Integrated Intel HD Graphics | Integrated GMA 4500MHD Graphics |
| Memory | 4GB DDR-1333 | 4GB DDR3-1066 @ 7-7-7 |
| Hard Drive | Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s | Intel SSDSA2M160G2GC 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s |
| Software And Drivers | ||
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
| Platform Driver | 9.1.1.1020 | 9.1.1.1025 |
| Graphics Driver | 15.16.4.64.2008 | 15.16.2.64.1986 |
Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
Audio Encoding | |
iTunes | Version: 9.0.2.25 (64-bit), Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min., Default format AAC |
Video Encoding | |
TMPEG 4.7 | Version: 4.7.3.292, Import File: "Terminator II" SE DVD (5 Minutes), Resolution: 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 |
DivX 6.8.5 | Encoding mode: Insane Quality, Enhanced Multi-Threading, Enabled using SSE4, Quarter-pixel search |
XviD 1.2.2 | Display encoding status=off |
MainConcept Reference 1.6.1 | MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 KHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS), Profile: Tom’s Hardware Settings for Qct-Core |
| HandBrake 0.9.4 | Version 0.9.4, convert first .vob file from The Last Samurai to .mp4, High Profile |
Applications | |
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 (64-bit) | Version: 2009 Service Pack 1, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
WinRAR 3.90 | Version 3.90 (64-bit), Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
7zip | Version 4.65, Built-in Benchmark |
| Adobe Photoshop CS4 | Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates filters |
| AVG Anti-Virus 9 | Virus scan of 334MB of compressed files |
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | |
3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.02, GPU and CPU scores |
PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00, System, Memories, TV and Movies, and Productivity benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 |
SiSoftware Sandra 2010 | CPU Test=CPU Arithmetic/MultiMedia, Memory Test=Bandwidth Benchmark |
| Games | |
| World of Warcraft | Low Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 1024x768, Patch 3.3, Dalaran circuit, FRAPS |
- Introduction
- The Arrandale Lineup: Something For (Almost) Everyone
- On-Package Graphics: Arrandale Versus Clarkdale
- Mobile Chipsets, Refreshed
- Asus' K42F Calpella-Based Notebook
- Test Setups And Software
- Benchmark Results: Synthetics
- Benchmark Results: Gaming And 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: Media/Transcoding Apps
- Benchmark Results: Productivity
- Power Consumption
- MobileMark 2007
- Conclusion
Performance is good but I'm hoping for a viable update to the CULV offerings of yesterday.
Keep it up intel. I do hope that AMD will release some new chips that will be able to compete with intel offerings.
That chops them completely out of the mobile graphics market for the masses ... Intel will pay the RIGHT OEM's some "adjustment" just to make sure their "Strategy" is right to ensure AMD's mobile market is thin and restricted to the backwaters of Bejjing.
Have a look at Page 8, where HD Graphics is compared to the previous-generation GMA in Vantage and WoW. You're not going to get much else out of this, to be honest...
Also the integrated graphics can barely match the 9400m that is 1-2 years old.
The battery life is the same or worse...
What is so great about this chip?
Personally I'm not at all impressed and find it a step side ways or even backwards.
The integrated graphics do suck, but at least now we have a choice in some laptops where we can switch from the integrated to dedicated, saving battery life when needed and boosting performance where needed. It adds flexibility basically, I'm sure Intel was aiming more for that rather than performance in 3D games.
What I really want to see is the ULV versions of this chip. I'm hoping whenever they start coming out, it'll push down the prices of older Ultra-Portable laptops around the 12-14" sizes. Certain ones with the C2D SU7300 and 4GB of RAM can be found for around $550 today. If these prices go down far enough, netbookks will be obsolete in my mind.
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