Will Core Duo Notebooks Trade Battery Life For Quicker Response?

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Benchmarks And Settings

The table provides an overview of the benchmarks used, and their associated settings.

Benchmarks and Settings
Video
Pinnacle Studio 10 Plus Version: 10.1.2.2150
from: 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MB
to: 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MB
Encoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVD
no 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 Profile
Multipass, 3000 kbit/s
Encoding mode: Insane Quality
Windows Media Encoder Version: 9.00.00.2980
Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile
720x480 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#4591
convert PDF to DOC
950 pages Book "War and Peace" PDF-Version
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 Version: 9.0
VT-Runtime Script
Rendering from 5 Pictures (66 MB, 7 Filters)
Autodesk 3D Studio Max Version: 8.0
Modell "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 2
Ogg (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 2005
DVD playback 2005		 InterVideo WinDVD 6.0
Wireless browsing 2005
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Mobile Mark 2005
Office productivity 2002SE		 Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1
Netscape Communicator 6.0.1
Macromedia Flash 5.0
Microsoft Word 2002
Microsoft Excel 2002
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
Microsoft Outlook 2002
McAfee VirusScan 5.13
WinZip 8.0
Mobile Mark 2005
Reader 2002SE		 Netscape Communicator 6.01
Sysmark 2004 SE
Internet Content Creation		 Adobe After Effects 5.5
Adobe Photoshop 7.01
Adobe Premiere 6.5
Discreet 3ds max 5.1
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Macromedia Flash MX
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
McAfee VirusScan 7.0
WinZip 8.1
Sysmark 2004 SE
Office Productivity		 Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5
Microsoft Access 2002 SP-2
Microsoft Excel 2002 SP-2
Microsoft Outlook 2002 SP-2
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 SP-2
Microsoft Word 2002 SP-2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
ScanSoft Dragon NaturallySpeaking 6 Preferred
McAfee VirusScan 7.0
WinZip 8.1
Synthetic
SiSoftware Sandra 2005 Version 2005.7.10.60 SR2
CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU Arithmetic
Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
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Summary
  1. Is Faster Notebook Performance Worth Shorter Battery Life?
  2. Yonah: Pentium M Successor With Two Cores
  3. ..., Faster Front Side Bus (FSB),
  4. ...and Other Important Enhancements
  5. Dynamic Power Coordination
  6. Dynamic Power Coordination, Continued
  7. Digital Media Boost
  8. I've Got A Core Duo Processor LV L2400. What Have You Got?
  9. Models And Pricing For Core Duo And Core Solo CPUs
  10. Overview Of All Centrino Generations
  11. New Chipsets And Two Different Southbridges
  12. Test System Configuration Details And Comparison Systems
  13. Benchmarks And Settings
  14. Extended Benchmark Suite
  15. ABBYY FineReader 8
  16. Application Test Results
  17. Windows Media Encoder 9
  18. Results From The Multitasking Scenarios
  19. Office Applications: SYSmark 2004 SE
  20. SYSmark 2004 SE, Continued
  21. Battery Life: MobileMark 2005
  22. MobileMark 2005, Continued
  23. Energy Drain: Graphics Chip Or Chipset?
  24. Summary And Conclusions
  25. Summary And Conclusions, Continued
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