Test Systems And Benchmarks
The Giada, Jetway, and Zotac nettops perform similarly because they’re all built on the same Ion 2 platform and have Intel Atom D500-series CPUs. To make things more interesting, we are adding ASRock’s Core 100HT-BD to the mix, a nettop that employs Intel’s Core i3-330M CPU and offers desktop-class performance. A key differentiator is that the Core 100HT-BD offers Intel-based HD Graphics, and we’re looking forward to seeing how it stands up against Nvidia’s Ion 2. The Core 100HT-BD can be purchased for $749.99 on Newegg, as tested, without an operating system.
| ASRock Core100HT-BD | Giada Slim-N20 | Jetway Mini-TOP | Zotac ZBOX HD-ID34 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3-330M (Arrandale), 2.13 GHz, QPI-2400 MHz, 3 MB L3 Cache | Intel Atom D510 1.6 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L3 Cache | Intel Atom D525 1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L3 Cache | Intel Atom D525 1.8 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L3 Cache | ||
| Networking | Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Network Adapter (LAN) Atheros AR9287-BL1A wireless card (WiFi) | Realtek RTL8111C Gigabit Network Adapter (LAN) Atheros AR9285(WiFi) Atheros AR3011 (Bluetooth) | Realtek RTL8111DL Gigabit Network Adapter (LAN) Atheros 802.11 b/g/n PCIe card (WiFi) | Realtek RTL8111DL Gigabit Network Adapter (LAN) Atheros AR9285 (WiFi) | ||
| Memory | Nanya PC3-10700, 2 x 2048 MB, 533 MHz, CL 7-7-7-20-1T (dual-channel) | Samsung PC2-6400 1 x 2048 MB, 332 MHz, CL 5-5-5-15-1T (single-channel) | Hyundai PC2-6400 1 x 2048 MB, 332 MHz, CL 5-5-5-15-1T (single-channel) | Samsung PC2-6400 1 x 2048 MB, 332 MHz, CL 5-5-5-15-1T (single-channel) | ||
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics (Integrated) | Nvidia Ion 2 (Integrated) | Nvidia Ion 2 (Integrated) | Nvidia Ion 2 (Integrated) | ||
| Sound | Via VT2020 8-channel HD audio codec with THX TruStudio Pro | Analog & Optical: Realtek ALC662 HDMI: Nvidia LPCM digital audio | Analog: C-Media CM108AH HDMI: Nvidia LPCM digital audio | Analog & Optical: Realtek ALC888 HDMI: Nvidia LPCM digital audio | ||
| Hard Drive | 500 GB Seagate Momentus 5400.6 500 GB, 5400 RPM, 8 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | 320 GB Seagate Momentus 7200 320 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | 250 GB Samsung Spinpoint 5400 250 GB, 5400 RPM, 8 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | 250 GB Samsung Spinpoint 5400 250 GB, 5400 RPM, 8 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | ||
| Power | Delta Electronics ADP-90CD DB 90 W, 19 V, External AC adapter | Great Wall ADP65S-1903420 19 V, 3.42 A, External AC adapter | Channel Well Tech KPA-060F 12 V, 5 A, External AC adapter | Delta Electronics ADP-90CD 19 V, 4.74 A, External AC adapter | ||
| Software and Drivers | ||||||
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | |||||
| DirectX version | DirectX 11 | |||||
| Graphics Drivers | Intel Win7Vista_64_15177, Nvidia 260.99 | |||||
| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| PCMark Vantage x64 | Version: Professional 64-bit edition 1.0.1.0, Total System Score, Memories, TV And Movies, Gaming, Music, Communications, Productivity, Hard Disk |
| SiSoft Sandra 2010 | Version: 2010.1.16.11, Network Bandwidth benchmark, Network Latency benchmark |
| HD HQV Benchmark | Blu-ray, Version 1.0 |
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Nettops fail.
... it may be a good mac mini hackentosch...
Retest the N20's playback with a RAM drive for the temp files; I suspect the drive system is the issue . . .
Overall it is good. The benchmark is fair enough - And it is presentable too.
SHould test results with a SSD complared to a "mechanical" HDD to see how much that can help an Atom move along
So if I wanted a computer simply to stream internet videos to a television via HDMI(such as Hulu or CBS website), would any of these be a good candidate?
^^ guess so.. fullcircle
For $150 - $200, you can buy a used Pentium D or C2D pc off of craigslist. Add a $50 HD5450 gpu and a $40 wireless KB/M combo and your all set. That would be a more capable box than one of these things and at a lower price (even if you upgrade to Win 7 HP). Hell, even a used Mac Mini (old model) might be a more cost effective solution. Unless you're extremely tight for space, I don't see the appeal for an overpriced "net" device.
^^ Only if you ignore the cost of electricity
Zino HD review, please! At close to the cost of many of these nettops, it blows them away in performance and is almost as small and consumes almost as little power.
I would love one of these for only one reason. To get rid of the clunky box I let my kids play noggin.com games on. Not sure they have enough guts for the pig that is Flash though.
The last page seems to imply that the Zotac box is the only one of the group lacking TrueHD. Is that correct?
Recently connected my Gateway 17" laptop to TV by HDMI, it works fine, but a large footprint, might be interested in one of these little Nettops, "IF" they would let me surf/email/streaming videos to TV[without pixelation messing up the videos]...I don't expect much, but need these features...
Good read, and a good thing that you opened all of them.
I'll pass on Nettops until they can easily handle games like Metro 2033 and Crysis with the highest settings.
Jetway mini has slower readings because it's harddrive is massively slower!
I'd replace it with an SSD, and do the tests again, and see how it'll outperform the other nettop platforms..
Interesting that the D510 system can't play Flash video fullscreen. I have run into the exact same problem with the Shuttle D510 system. Even more interesting that the D525 can. Could this be a timing issue with the D510 since the FSB is apparently different?
We can scratch the Giada immediately.
Why you ask?
A Seagate drive.
Can anyone remember the Yugo? That's Seagate.
ASRock always rock! especially Vision 3D Series coming with:
# Intel® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 Mobile Processor Family
# 2 x 2GB DDR3-1066MHz
# NVIDIA® GeForce GT425M Graphics, NVIDIA® 3D Vision, 3DTV Play Capable
# 2T2R WiFi 802.11b/g/n
# 3 x USB 3.0
# 7.1 CH HD Audio with THX TruStudio Pro™
soon it will be on my hand,,, muhaha