Comparison numbers

XPS2
Processor: Pentium M 760 2.0 GHz
Video Card: 6800 go Ultra
GPU max core: 580
GPU max memory: 700
GPU max clocks: 570/680
GPU stable clocks: 555/655
CPU voltage: 0.700 V @ 800 MHz; 1.068 V @ 2000 MHz
RAM: 2 GB 533 MHz
Temps (min/avg/max):
CPU idle: 15/27/30
CPU max: 55/65/70
GPU idle: 40/45/50
GPU max: 71/82/89
GPU Driver: 78.51/84.25/91.31

M1710
Processor: Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16 Ghz
Video Card: 7950 GTX
GPU max geometric core: 681
GPU max shaders: 698
GPU max ROP: 698
GPU max memory: 902
GPU max clocks: 677 (+17 Geometric delta) / 900
GPU stable clocks: 669/880
CPU Voltage: 0.950 V @ 1.00 GHz; 1.025 V @ 2.16 GHz
RAM: 2 GB 533/667 MHz
Temps (min/avg/max):
CPU idle: 27/28/32
CPU max: 55/58/62
GPU idle: 40/42/44
GPU max: 62/69/75
GPU Driver: 94.22


<table border="3" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><caption>Comparison</caption><tbody><tr> <td align="center"> Program </td><td align="center"> M1710 </td><td align="center"> XPS2 </td><td align="center"> Info </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> Dvd shrink </td><td align="center"> 17:27 min </td><td align="center"> 33:43 min </td><td align="center"> Barbershop 62.4% compression </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> VirtualDub </td><td align="center"> 60 sec </td><td align="center"> 56 sec </td><td align="center"> 158 MB Fraps -> 11.4 MB XVID 1024 x 768 </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> VirtualDub </td><td align="center"> 37 sec </td><td align="center"> 40 sec </td><td align="center"> 134 MB Fraps -> 11.4 MB XVID 1024 x 768</td></tr><tr><td align="center"> Winrar </td><td align="center"> 30 sec </td><td align="center"> 21 sec </td><td align="center"> 23.8 MB -> 45.4 MB; 7819 files </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> Winrar </td><td align="center"> 31 sec </td><td align="center"> 18 sec </td><td align="center"> 373 MB -> 384 MB; 410 files </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> SuperPi 1M </td><td align="center"> 24.249 sec </td><td align="center"> 38.797 sec </td><td align="center"> n/a </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> SuperPi 2M </td><td align="center"> 60.343 sec </td><td align="center"> 1:37 min </td><td align="center"> n/a </td></tr><tr><td align="center"> 3dmark05 </td><td align="center"> 9370 </td><td align="center"> 5302
</td><td align="center"> 575/600 GTX; 450/537 Ultra </td></tr><tr> <td align="center"> 3dmark05 </td><td align="center"> 11046 </td><td align="center"> 6654 </td><td align="center"> 666/870 GTX; 570/680 Ultra </td></tr></tbody></table>The first 3dmark scores are both on stock clocks. The second ones are both OC'ed without the delta.



Also, I put the 6800 Ultra in the M1710. Stock score rose from 5302 in the XPS2 to 5439 on the M1710. While the ultra was in the M1710 I decided to run it in the CSS stress test.

Also note that all GPU's were inside of my M1710 except for the 8600M which was coupled with a 2.4Ghz second generation Merom


<table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"><caption> CS:S - All settings high, HDR full, 1920 x 1200, 4X AA, 8X AF* </caption><tbody><tr><td> Ultra </td><td> 53.29 fps @ 450/532 stock </td></tr><tr><td> Ultra </td><td> 57.27 fps @ 450/600 memory overclock </td></tr><tr><td> Ultra </td><td> 59.24 fps @ 500/600 idiot proof clocks </td></tr><tr><td> 8600M </td><td> 57.2 fps @ stock </td></tr><tr><td> 7950 </td><td> 113.23 fps @ 575/600 stock </td></tr><tr><td> 7950** </td><td> 107.76 fps @ 575/600 stock
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* Don't know what settings HDR disable so I'll just leave this as is.
** Same settings except without HDR. I guess meaning AA is now on. I got 107.76 fps with the 7950 GTX.


Kinda confused about the F.E.A.R. Timedemo. Applying 2XAA seems to increase performance over no AA but whatever. By the way, I'm using the UK edition.

<table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1"><caption> F.E.A.R. 1920 x 1200, 2X AA, everything else max </caption><tbody><tr><td> 7950 </td><td> 46 fps @ 575/600 stock </td></tr><tr><td> 8600M </td><td> 47 fps @ stock </td></tr><tr><td> 7950 </td><td> 58 fps @ 650/850 </td></tr></tbody></table>

The reason the Ultra was not pushed harder in the M1710 was because it did not seem to get along with the motherboard all that well. Also, the reason I do not have an orb link for its 3dmark05 (in the XPS2) is because I was using 3dmark05 v1.2 (have dialup at my house)

I can assure you that none of these numbers (except 8600M since I do not own one) were flukes as I ran the tests more than once using the first value I got since it seemed to be an average. WinRAR was used of of a warm boot to prevent cache interference.

That's all for now. I also ran some battery life tests and got some interesting results.

Yes you are right. And no, I dont know anything about the CSS stress test as I dont play the game. I will rerun some tests and see.

A few updates in case anyone cared. I will run the stress tests again sometime tomorrow.