Does Size Matter? Four Very Small Nettops Get Reviewed
We're comparing four diminutive PCs: ASRock’s Vision HT, Jetway’s Mini-Top JBC700, Lenovo’s Q180, and Zotac’s Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus. Despite their similar sizes, each tiny computer offers a unique feature set. Are any of them right for you?
Test Systems And Benchmarks
These are very different systems aimed at different usage models. However, we’ll compare performance to get a feel for their strengths and weaknesses in synthetic, productivity, media encoding, and even gaming workloads.
| Header Cell - Column 0 | ASRock Vision HT 821B | Lenovo Q180 31102BU | Jetway Mini-Top JBC700C9JG | Zotac Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Intel HM77 | Intel NM10 | Intel H61 | AMD A50M |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3210M (Ivy Bridge), Dual-Core, Hyper-Threaded, 2.5 GHz (3.1 Max. Turbo Boost), 3 MB L3 Cache | Intel Atom D2700(Cedar Trail) Dual-Core, Hyper-Threaded, 2.13 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache | Intel Celeron G540 (Sandy Bridge), Dual-Core, 2.5 GHz, 2 MB L3 Cache | AMD E-450(Zacate) Dual-Core, 1.65 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache |
| SystemMemory | Asint PC3-12800, 2 x 2 GB, 800 MHz, CL 11-11-11-28-1T(dual-channel) | Samsung PC3-10600, 1 x 4 GB, 533 MHz, (single-channel) | ASint PC3-10700, 1 x 2 GB, 533 MHz, CL 7-8-8-21-1T(dual-channel) | Samsung PC3-10700, 1 x 2 GB, 670 MHz, CL 9-9-9-24-1T (single-channel) |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Integrated, shared RAM) | AMD Radeon HD 6450A (512 MB dedicated DDR3, 800 MHz) | Nvidia GeForce GT 520M (1 GB dedicated DDR3, 800 MHz) | Radeon HD 6320 (Integrated, shared RAM) |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Momentus Spinpoint750 GB, 8 MB Cache, 5400 RPM, SATA 3Gb/s | Seagate Momentus 5400.6500 GB, 5400 RPM, 8 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | WD Scorpio Black500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA 3Gb/s | Kingston mS100 SSD 64 GB, mSATA 3Gb/s |
| Software and Drivers | ||||
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, SP2 | |||
| DirectX version | DirectX 11 | |||
| Graphics Drivers | Intel HD Graphics 8.15.10.2712AMD CCC Beta 12.6 GeForce 275.84 WHQL | |||
| Benchmark Configuration | ||||
| PCMark 7 | Total System Score, Memories, TV And Movies, Gaming, Music, Communications, Productivity, Hard Disk | |||
| SiSoft Sandra 2011 | CPU Arithmetic, CPU Multi-Media, Memory Bandwidth, Network Bandwidth, and Network Latency benchmarks | |||
| Game Configuration | ||||
| StarCraft II | Low Preset, Medium Textures, Tom's Hardware Guide Benchmark v2 | |||
| DiRT 3 | Ultra-Low Preset, No AA | |||
| World of WarCraft | Fair graphics preset, Good Texture Resolution, Low View Distance, FRAPS runs | |||
| Diablo III | Lowest graphic settings, high textures, No AA |
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Prev Page Zotac Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus Next Page Benchmark Results: SyntheticsDon Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.