AMD's Dual Core Laptops Have Arrived: Introducing the Turion 64 X2

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Benchmarks And Settings

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System Hardware
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 HP nx6325ATI Mobility Radeon X11501x 1 GB DDR2-667 (CL 5-5-5-15)
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 MSI S271ATI Mobility Radeon X11002x 512 MB DDR2-500 (CL 4-4-4-12)
Intel Pentium M 780 LG LW60 - JDPG
Intel Pentium M 760 ATI Mobility Radeon X600 - 128 MB2x 512 MB DDR2-533 (CL 4.0-4-4-15)
Intel Core Duo T2500 Asus A6000 - A6JAATI Mobility Radeon X1600 - 512 MB2x 512 MB DDR2-533 (CL 4.0-4-4-15)
Intel Core Duo T2400 Asus W5FIntel 945 GM (GMA950)2x 512 MB DDR2-533 (CL 4.0-4-4-12)
Intel Core Duo T2400 Dell Inspiron 9400Intel 945 GM (GMA950)2x 512 MB DDR2-667 (CL 5.0-5-5-15)
AMD Turion 64 ML-40/MT-37 HP nx6125ATI Mobility Radeon X300 - 128 MB2x 512 MB DDR333 (CL 2.5-3-3-7)
AMD Turion 64 MT-37 MSI S270Ati Mobility Radeon X200m2x 512 MB DDR200 (CL 3-3-3-8)
System Software & Drivers
OS Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2
DirectX Version 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
Graphics Driver notebook manufacturer
Chipset Driver notebook manufacturer

This chart shows an overview of the benchmarks we used and the specific settings.

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Video
Pinnacle Studio 10 Plus Version: 10.1.2.2150from: 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MBto: 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MBEncoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVDno Audio
TMPGEnc 3.0 Xpress Version: 3.0.4.24 (no Audio)182 MB VOB MPEG2-source (704x576) 16:9
DivX 6.1 Version: 6.1 (4 Logical CPUs)Profile: High Definition ProfileMultipass, 3000 kbit/sEncoding mode: Insane Quality
Windows Media Encoder Version: 9.00.00.2980Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile720x480 AVI to WMV (426 MB)320x240 (29.97 fps)282 kBps streaming
Applications
AVG Anti-Virus 7.1 Version: 7.1.0.352 (File)Version: 7.1.362 (Program)(3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders)
ABBYY FineReader Version: 8.0.0.714 Pro Part#4591convert PDF to DOC950 pages Book "War and Peace" PDF-Version
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 Version: 9.0VT-Runtime ScriptRendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters)
Autodesk 3D Studio Max Version: 8.0Modell "Stadium"6 Frames HTDV 1920 x 1080
Applications (Multitasking)
Multitasking I Winrar (181 MB, 23 Files, 1 Folder)Lame (10:41 Minutes)
Multitasking II Winrar (181 MB, 23 Files, 1 Folder)Lame 3.97 Beta 2Ogg (10:41 Minutes)WMV (720x480, 32 Sec)
Multitasking III Finereader (50 Pages PDF-Book)AVG Anti-Virus (3.85 GB, 14.007 Files, 1.177 Folders)
Mobile Mark 2005DVD playback 2005 InterVideo WinDVD 6.0Wireless browsing 2005Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Mobile Mark 2005Office productivity 2002SE Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1Netscape Communicator 6.0.1Macromedia Flash 5.0Microsoft Word 2002Microsoft Excel 2002Microsoft PowerPoint 2002Microsoft Outlook 2002McAfee VirusScan 5.13WinZip 8.0
Mobile Mark 2005Reader 2002SE Netscape Communicator 6.01
Sysmark 2004 SEInternet Content Creation Adobe After Effects 5.5Adobe Photoshop 7.01Adobe Premiere 6.5Discreet 3ds max 5.1Macromedia Dreamweaver MXMacromedia Flash MXMicrosoft Windows Media Encoder 9 SeriesMcAfee VirusScan 7.0WinZip 8.1
Sysmark 2004 SEOffice Productivity Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5Microsoft Access 2002 SP-2Microsoft Excel 2002 SP-2Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP-2Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP-2Microsoft Word 2002 SP-2Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1ScanSoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 PreferredMcAfee VirusScan 7.0WinZip 8.1
Synthetic
SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Version 2005.7.10.60 SR2CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark

Finally, we provide information on the special benchmarks used to compare single and dual-core processors in laptops.