Test Settings
In order to gauge the CPU performance improvements of Intel's Core i7 mobile technology, we compared Asus’ G51J to MSI’s similarly-priced, Core 2 Quad-based GT725-212US. To gauge the limits of Core i7 mobile technology, we also compared Eurocom’s ultra-expensive, desktop CPU-based D900F Panther.
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| Graphics Notebook Performance Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Asus G51J | Eurocom D900F Panther | MSI GT725-212US |
| CPU | Intel Core i7-720QM 1.60 GHz-2.80 GHz, Quad Cores DMI 2.5GT/s, 6.0MB L3 Cache | Intel Core i7 Extreme 965 3.20 GHz-3.46 GHz, Quad Cores QPI 6.4GT/s, 8.0MB L3 Cache | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.00 GHz, Quad Cores FSB-1066, 6.0MB L2 Cache |
| Chipset | Intel PM55 Express PCH | Intel X58/ICH10R | Intel PM45/ICH9M |
| RAM | 4.0GB DDR3-1066 CAS 7 | 6.0GB DDR3-1066 CAS 7 | 4.0GB DDR2-800 CAS 6 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M 1.0GB 500 MHz GPU, GDDR3-1800 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M 1.0GB 580 MHz GPU, GDDR3-1900 | ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB 500 MHz GPU, GDDR3-1700 |
| HDD | Seagate ST9320423AS (non-RAID) 320GB, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache | 2x Seagate ST9500420AS RAID 0 500GB, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache | WD Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 32GB, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache |
| Sound | Integrated HD Audio | Integrated HD Audio | Integrated HD Audio |
| Wired LAN | Integrated Gigabit LAN | Integrated Gigabit LAN | Integrated Gigabit LAN |
| Wireless LAN | Intel WiFi Link 1000 802.11n | Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11n | Atheros AR928X 802.11n |
| Optical | H-L Data GT30N DVD-RAM 8x DVD±R, 6x DVD±RW, 5x DVD-RAM | Panasonic UJ-130 BD-ROM DVD±RW 2x BD-ROM, 8x DVD±R, 4x DVD±RW | Optiarc BC-5500S BD-ROM DVD±RW 2x BD-ROM, 8x DVD±R, 4x DVD±RW |
Encouraged by performance parity in our Benchmarking/OS Comparison and discouraged that Asus’ drivers will only execute under the latest Windows version, we compared all systems with as-delivered software.
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| Benchmark Configuration | |
|---|---|
| 3D Games | |
| Crysis | Patch 1.2.1, DirectX 10, 64-bit executable, benchmark tool Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Very High Quality, No AA |
| Far Cry 2 | DirectX 10, in-game benchmark Test Set 1: Very High Quality, No AA Test Set 2: Ultra High Quality, 4x AA |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky | Average of 4 segments "A-Tested Object" Test Set 1: High Preset, DirectX 10, EFDL, no MSAA Test Set 2: High Preset, DirectX 10, EFDL, 4xMSAA |
| World In Conflict | Patch 1009, DirectX 10, timedemo Test 1: Very High Details, No AA / No AF Test 2: Very High Details 4x AA / 16x AF |
| Audio/Video Encoding | |
| iTunes 8 | Version: 8.1.0.52 (x64) Audio CD ("Terminator II" SE), 53 min. to default format AAC |
| Lame MP3 | Version: 3.98 64-bit (07-04-2008) Audio CD "Terminator 2" SE, 53 min. .wav to MP3 |
| TMPG 4.6 | Version: 4.6.3.268 "Terminator 2" SE DVD (5 Minutes) at 720x576 (PAL) 16:9 |
| DivX 6.8.5 | Insane Quality, Enhanced multithreading, SSE4, Quarter-pixel search |
| Xvid 1.2.1 | Display encoding status = off |
| MainConcept Reference 1.6.1 | MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264), MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2), Audio: MPEG2 (44.1 kHz, 2 Channel, 16-Bit, 224Kb/s), Mode: PAL (25 FPS) |
| Productivity | |
| Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 | Version: 11.0, Rendering Dragon Image at 1920x1080 (HDTV) |
| Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 8.5 | Version: 8.5.287, Virus database 2094, Benchmark: Scan 334MB Folder of ZIP/RAR compressed files |
| WinRAR 3.90 x64 | Version 3.90 beta 2, WinZIP Command line Version 3.0, Compression = Best, Dictionary = 4,096 KB, Benchmark: THG-Workload (334 MB) |
| WinZip 12 | Version 12.0, Compression = Best, Benchmark: THG-Workload (139MB) |
| Synthetic | |
| 3DMark Vantage | Version: 1.0.1, 3DMark score |
| PCMark Vantage | Version: 1.00, System, Memory, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks, Windows Media Player 10.00.00.3646 |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 | Version 2009.4.15.92, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Multimedia, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
