Samsung 15.6" R580 Multimedia Notebook

Name: Samsung 15.6" R580 Multimedia Notebook - Page 5
Brand: Samsung

by Ray Willington — Monday, March 29, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT

Test Setup and 3DMark 06 CPU

Page 5: Test Setup and 3DMark 06 CPU

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Covering the bases

Samsung R580

Intel Core i5-430M
(2.27GHz)

4GB DDR3

512B NVIDIA GT 310M

On-Board Ethernet
On-Board Audio

1x500GB Hard Drive
5,400 RPM SATA

Windows 7
Home Premium (32-bit)

15.6" LED backlit Display
(native 1366x768)

Lenovo ThinkPad T410

Intel Core i5-540M
(2.53GHz)

4GB DDR3

512B NVIDIA NVS 3100M

On-Board Ethernet
On-Board Audio

1x320GB Hard Drive
7,200 RPM SATA

Windows 7
Professional (64-bit)

14.1" LED backlit Display
(native 1440x900)

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)

Performance Comparisons with 3DMark06

Details: http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmark06/

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.

And here we have the first benchmark that proves our assumptions: the R580 is slower than the Core 2 powered Dell machine. This is a test that really focuses on CPU horsepower in order to notch its score. You'll see that the Core i5 chip actually scored worse than the Core 2 Duo chip in the Studio XPS 16, but the numbers speak for themselves. We realize the clock speed is a touch lower on the Core i5 than the Dell's Core 2 Duo, but with Turbo Mode and its architectural advantages, the Core i5 in the R580 should have been able to catch the Core 2.