Asus 13.3" U30Jc Laptop, Optimus-Enabled Mobility
SiSoftware Sandra and Multimedia Benchmarks
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We continued our testing with SiSoftware's SANDRA 2009, the System ANalyzer, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant. We ran four of the built-in subsystem tests (CPU Arithmetic,
CPU Arithmetic Test; Click To Enlarge
CPU Multimedia Test; Click To Enlarge
Memory Bandwidth Test; Click To Enlarge
Physical Disc Test; Click To Enlarge
To test multimedia capabilities, we attempt to play back a 720p WMVHD clip, a 720p H.264 clip and a 1080p clip. We've also included two screenshots of the 1080p clip from prior test rigs to give you a better idea of CPU utilization from rival systems.
Click To Enlarge; 720 H.264
Click To Enlarge; 720p WMVHD
Click To Enlarge; 1080p
Click To Enlarge; 1080p on HP Mini 311 w/ Ion
Is there anything more beautiful than 1% CPU utilization rates when playing back high-definition media? The U30Jc didn't come close to breaking a sweat when asked to play back 720p and 1080p multi-media files, and playback was as smooth as possible. We never even noticed the GPU switch from integrated to discrete (that's the beauty of NVIDIA's Optimus, but we did notice the fans kick in. Things got a little warm after extended playback, but nothing uncomfortable.