Benchmark Setup
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Hardware Configuration
| Test Configuration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Dell | Alienware |
| Model | XPS M1730 | Area-51 m9750 |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900
2.80 GHz, 4MB L2-Cache, FSB800 |
Intel Core 2 Duo T7600
2.33 GHz, 4MB L2-Cache, FSB667 |
| Motherboard | Dell MXG071 | Alienware |
| BIOS | Dell A01 (08/07/07) | AMI W8350F02 (05/03/07) |
| Chipset | Intel PM965 Express/ICH8M | Mobile 945PM Express/ICH7-M |
| Memory | 2 GB (2x 1GB) 667MHz DDR2
CAS 5-5-5-15 |
2 GB (2x 1GB) 667MHz DDR2
CAS 5-5-5-15 |
| Graphics controller | 2x Nvidia GeForce Go 8700M SLI | 2x Nvidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI |
| Hard Drive | 2x Hitachi HTS72202 RAID 0
200GB, 7200RPM, SATA, 8MB Cache |
2x Seagate ST9160823AS RAID 0
160GB, 7200RPM, SATA, 8MB Cache |
| Software | ||
| OS | Windows Vista Home Premium | Windows XP Pro SP2 |
| DirectX Version | 10 | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Platform Driver | 8.3.0.1013 | 8.2.0.1014 |
| Graphics Driver | Nvidia ForceWare 101.34 | Nvidia ForceWare 94.23 |
Test Software
| Benchmarks and Settings | |
|---|---|
| 3D-Games | |
| F.E.A.R | Version: 1.0 Retail
Video Mode: 1024x768 Computer: Maximum Graphics: Maximum-Custom-No Softshadows Test Path: Options/Performance/Test Settings |
| Doom 3 | Version: 1.3
Video Mode: 1024x768 Graphics: High Test: Time Demo 1 |
| Oblivion | Version: 1.0 Retail
Video Mode: 1024x768 Graphics: High, 4xAA Test: Inside & Outside save files |
| Audio | |
| Lame MP3 | Version 3.97 Beta 2 (12-22-2005)
Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to mp3 160 kbps |
| OGG | Version 1.1.2 (Intel P4 MOD)
Version 1.1.2 (Intel AMD MOD) Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min wave to ogg Quality: 5 |
| Applications | |
| Autodesk 3D Studio Max | Version: 8.0
Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig" rendering HTDV 1920x1080 & 1280x720 |
| Synthetics | |
| SPECviewperf 9 | Version: 9.0.3 |
| 3DMark05 | Version: 1.2
System Test Only |
| SiSoftware Sandra 2005 | Version 2005.7.10.60
CPU Test = Arithmetic, Multimedia Benchmarks Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark |
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The Notebooks Articles and reviews
Dell XPS's are nice, but to be fair the application performance is irrelevant. The huge cost of these are only justified by the gaming performance.
In this the Low Res gaming, doesn't matter a toss either. Alienware probably have better build quality. Do you notice as well that only the dell got the look inside and out. Biased article. If you have a choice never buy dell.
I don't understand why you would bench compare the two machines with two different operating systems. This make the whole comparision between them very inaccurate.
At least use the same os configuration if you want to compare benchmarks between the two.
A very unprofessional article.