Hardware And Test Setup
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Test System Configurations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Digital Storm x17 | XoticPC / Sager NP9150 | Eurocom Racer 2.0 |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3610QM: 2.3 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo Core, 4C/8T, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache | Intel Core i7-3820QM: 2.7 GHz Base, 3.7 GHz Turbo Core, 4C/8T, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache | |
| Chipset | Intel HM77 Express PCH | ||
| RAM | Samsung M473B5273DH0-YK0 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 C11 | Samsung M473B5273DH0-YK0 12 GB (3 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 C11 | |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7970M: 850 MHz, 2 GB GDDR5-4800 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660M: 835 MHz, 2 GB GDDR5-4000 | |
| Graphics 2 | Row 5 - Cell 1 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 675M: 620 MHz, 2 GB GDDR5-3000 | |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Momentus ST9750420AS 750 GB, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM | Intel SSD 520 SSDSC2CW120A3 120 GB, SATA 6Gb/s SSD | |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio | ||
| Network | Integrated Gigabit Networking | ||
| Power | FSP 19 V, 11.57 A Adapter | FSP 19 V, 9.47 A Adapter | |
| Software | |||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | |
| Graphics | 1204122214-8.951.6-120329b-136980C-Clevo | Nvidia GeForce 302.71 |
Even though the x17 is larger, it relies on the same P150HM battery as the competing mid-sized models in today’s review. Its 220 W power brick is carried over from larger-sized predecessors.
Image 1 of 2
Swipe to scroll horizontally
| Benchmark Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Battlefield 3 | Campaign Mode, "Going Hunting" 90-Seconds Fraps Test Set 1: Medium Quality Defaults (No AA, 4x AF) Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Defaults (4x AA, 16x AF) |
| DiRT 3 | V1.01, Run with -benchmark example_benchmark.xml Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA |
| Metro 2033 | Full Game, Built-In Benchmark, "Frontline" Scene Test Set 1: DX11, High, AAA, 4x AF, No PhysX, No DoF Test Set 2: DX11, Very High, 4x AA, 16x AF, No PhysX, DoF On |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Update 1.5.26, Celedon Aethirborn Level 6, 25 Seconds Fraps Test Set 1: High Detail Defaults (8x AA, 8x AF) Test Set 2: Ultra Detail Defaults (8x AA, 16x AF) |
| StarCraft II | Version 1.5.3, Tom's Hardware custom map Test Set 1: High Texture, High Quality Test Set 2: Ultra Textures, Extreme Quality |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes | Version 10.4.1.10 x64: Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes, default AAC format |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s) |
| HandBrake CLI | Version 0.95: "Big Buck Bunny" (720x480, 23.972 FPS) 5 Minutes, Audio: Dolby Digital, 48 000 Hz, Six-Channel, English, to Video: AVC Audio: AC3 Audio2: AAC (High Profile) |
| MainConcept Reference | Version: 2.2.0.5440: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV |
| Productivity | |
| Adobe Photoshop CS5 | Version 12.1 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 | Version 14.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080 |
| WinZip | Version 15.5 Pro: THG-Workload (464 MB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r" |
| WinRAR | Version 4.01: THG-Workload (464 MB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3" |
| 7-Zip | Version 9.22: THG-Workload (464 MB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5" |
| ABBYY FineReader | Version 10.0.102.82: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages |
TOPICS
