Asus G51J Core i7 Mobile Gaming Notebook Review
Test Setup and 3DMark 06 CPU
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| Asus G51J-A1 Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) 4GB DDR3 1GB NVIDIA GTX 260M On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 2x320GB Hard drives 7,200 RPM SATA Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) 15.6" Full HD Display (native 1920x1080) |
Dell Studio XPS 16 Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz) 4GB DDR3 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon 4670 On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 1x500GB Hard drive 7,200 RPM SATA Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) 16.0" Full HD RGBLED Display (native 1920x1080) |
Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz) 3GB DDR2-667 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 2x200GB Hard drives (non-RAID) 5,400 RPM / 4,200 RPM SATA Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 15.4" WXGA Display (native 1280x800) |
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The Futuremark 3DMark06 CPU benchmark consists of tests that use the CPU to render 3D scenes, rather than the GPU. It runs several threads simultaneously and is designed to utilize multiple processor cores.
This machine marks the first time in a notebook review that we've been able to see just how much of a difference the mobile Core i7 makes. Clearly, it makes a huge difference. The Studio XPS 16 is still a "new" system, with a rather impressive set of specifications. That said, the 1.6GHz quad-core Core i7 in the G51J-A1 handily beat it in this test, with a 3DMark 06 CPU score nearly 1000 points greater. It's been awhile since we've seen such a huge leap in performance, but we guess that's what you get when you go from two cores to four. Here's a look at the full scorecard:
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