Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 Notebook

Name: Toshiba Satellite A305-S6845 Notebook - Page 5
Brand: Toshiba

by Daniel A. Begun — Friday, June 06, 2008, 10:00 AM EDT

Test System and 3DMark CPU

Page 5: Test System and 3DMark CPU

HotHardware's Mobile/Desktop Test Systems

Covering the bases

Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi4

Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
(2.1GHz)

3GB DDR2-667

Dual 256MB NVIDIA
GeForce 8600M GT

On-Board Ethernet
On-Board Audio

2x160GB Hard drives (non-RAID)
7,200 RPM SATA

Windows Vista Ultimate

17" WSXGA+ Display
(native 1680x1050)

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)

ASUS C90S Whitebook

Intel Core Duo E6700
(2.66GHz)

2 x 1GB DDR2 667

512MB NVIDIA
GeForce 8600M GT

On-Board Ethernet
On-Board Audio

160GB Hard Drive
7,200RPM SATA

Windows Vista Business

15.4" WXGA display
(native 1680x1050)

Performance Comparisons with 3DMark06 v1.0.2

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

To start out our testing, we began with a focus on CPU performance, utilizing Futuremark 3DMark06's CPU performance module.

This test consists of different 3D scenes that are rendered exclusively by a test system's CPU, instead of by the GPU, which is usually how it is done. As such, this is an excellent test that isolates a system's raw CPU power. The A305-S6845's performance is right on target for a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100-based notebook, as is evidenced by the A305-S6845's statistical tie with the X205. As the Asus C90S features a much faster processor, it is no surprise that both the A305-S6845 and X205's CPU performance lag noticeably behind.