Sony VAIO Y Series Notebook Review
Test Setup and 3DMark 06 CPU
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| Sony VAIO Y Series Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz) 4GB DDR3 Intel GMA 4500MHD On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 1x320GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM SATA Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) 13.3" LED LCD Display (native 1366x768) |
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13" Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz) 4GB DDR3 Intel GMA 4500MHD On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 1x320GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM SATA Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) 13" LED LCD Display (native 1366x768) |
Asus UL80Vt Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz) 4GB DDR3 Intel GMA 4500MHD + 512MB NVIDIA G210M GPUs On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 1x320GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM SATA Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) 14" LED LCD Display (native 1366x768) |
Asus UL30A-A1 Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3GHz) 4GB DDR3 Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU On-Board Ethernet On-Board Audio 1x500GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM SATA Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (32-bit) 13.3" LED LCD Display (native 1366x768) |
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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.
No huge surprises here; the SU7300 1.3GHz CULV processor is present in all four of these machines, with the main variables being the OS (Windows 7 vs. Vista) and the GPU arrangement. Our VAIO Y didn't stack up so well against the UL80Vt (which was tested with its discrete GPU switched on), but it matched up pretty evenly with the UL30A and ThinkPad Edge 13". The unit's full 3DMark06 benchmark result is below:
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Sony VAIO Y Series (VPCY115FX/BI) 3DMark 06 CPU Score; Click To Enlarge
