Dell Xps M1330 Hardware Performance Review
The XPS series is a DELL all product lines to attract the users attention
. Why do you say? DELL XPS line shape design to put more effort, often publish the column can be shocking to the user's vision. In addition, a series of XPS is also a DELL hardware configuration is the most high-end, numerous pursuit of high performance users of all ages.
However, XPS is not the first time came to the domestic market, the XPS line, the first product to market) (1993 until 2006, the XPS 1710 became the first official product launched in the Chinese market. In the ensuing years, the XPS series notebooks product line gradually be rich, including a 12.1-inch XPS M1210 13.3-inch XPS M1330 is a 15.1-inch XPS M1530 17-inch XPS M1730. Want to introduce today is a golden ratio screen size of the XPS M1330.
The test prototype is provided by IT168 video center, video center usually requires frequent dealings with the compressed video and convert video formats, and therefore have special requirements on the individual components of the notebook computer. Such as high performance processors, high-speed disks, large memory capacity, excellent color screen, it is best also to have excellent portability (need to go out for live video), DELL the XPS M1330 has most of the above features, combined with flexible choose the hardware configuration, to promote the video center chose this product, of course, oriented sub-evaluation test prototype.
Advantages:
1, performance portability
2, excellent workmanship,
3, the hardware configuration of high-end
4, LED-backlit screen
5,7200 RPM disk performance, outstanding performance
Disadvantages:
1, the temperature of the uneven distribution of
DELL is the earliest known users in the field of business notebook. Gradually moving towards the average consumer with the consumer notebook, the notebook can get the user's recognition, in large part from the product design. DELL XPS series also began to try a fresh design elements, only one purpose: to meet this part of the user base aesthetic. Peripheral design changes are not enough to make your heart, then the DELL XPS products listened to the multi-colors, fashion pink, yellow and other colors to choose from. This evaluation of the XPS M1330 is the black version.
DELL the XPS M1330 is a wedge-shaped design, the thickness of the front of the fuselage relative section and thinner. This design is the first Sony laptop repeatedly. Part of the design of this product roof DELL logo, XPS logo, and the rest of the colors are mainly black. The top cover part of the plastic material, surface spraying class skin sense, feel good, not easy to leave fingerprints.
DELL the XPS M1330 axis of rotation design is quite spiritual, simple curved design, a hint of dynamic atmosphere for the entire product. Slight sunken shaft design, at the same time contributed to the product thickness control.
1.3 million pixel camera in the top of the screen design, user-friendly video-related activities. The left side of the camera design state of the camera that light. On both sides of the camera placement of a double-MIC interface design are better able to collect sound information.
DELL XPS M1330 is the speaker above the keyboard, speakers, a hollow design. In the actual audition process, the XPS M1330 performance, to restore the true sound.
DELL the XPS M1330 shortcut keys using the touch operation buttons, including the multimedia control buttons and volume control buttons. This product uses a slot-loading optical drive, so the shortcut key part of the design of the optical drive eject button.
DELL XPS M1330 is the scalable interface to the richness of satisfactory performance, standard interfaces, including HDMI interface IEEE1394a interface. But users of the more common USB2.0 interface provides only two groups of users to connect multiple USB devices at the same time slightly inconvenient.
DELL XPS M1330 is the left side of the design have the power connector, VGA output port, network interface, a USB 2.0, HDMI output ports, IEEE1394a interface.
Right of the product design has a USB 2.0 interface, ExpressCark54 slot, slot-loading optical drive.
The body front-end design of the audio input and output ports, card reader slot. This product provides a dual headphone slot, users can share entertainment with family and friends.
At the beginning, we have already mentioned this product user video compression and conversion work. Therefore, in terms of hardware configuration, this product is also everywhere based on the above considerations. Let's look at a specific hardware configuration, this product uses high-end products T9300 45nm Penryn processors. The processor in our recent evaluation of exposure is quite high, most high-end notebook products equipped with this product. The T9300 has all the properties of the 45nm Penryn processor, in particular, up to 6MB of L2 cache can effectively improve the computational efficiency. Other parameters to facilitate the T9300 running frequency of 2.5GHz, 800MHz FSB. Should be noted that the T9300 supports Intel's latest SSE4 instruction set, can provide support for multimedia operation.
DELL the XPS M1330 PM965 chipset, equipped with NVIDIA Geforce 8400M GS independent display chip, this card is not a particularly good performance, and respond to a simple routine of the game or can easily deal with. The M1330 comes standard with 2GB of DDR2 memory, factory state then set up a dual-channel capable of high-intensity video work.
The portion of the disk is a bright spot in the M1330 configuration, this product comes standard with a 100GB 7200 RPM SATA disk. Relative to the mainstream of the 5400 2.5-inch disk, the disk read and write performance is better. In addition, the M1330 is to provide Bluetooth connectivity, 802.11N wireless card in two parts with standard also represents the product of high-end level.
The complete hardware test platform is built on Windows Vista Ultimate English on the basis of performance testing during the power management options to be adjusted to High Performens, close the screen saver, hibernation, system restore, automatic updates, firewall and other functions.
Comprehensive performance test procedures:
MobileMark2007
We update the battery test procedures to the latest version MobileMark2007, this battery and the performance of the whole test is divided into the following test items, each focuses on the DVD player, high-intensity office, the document read three environments. We selected two projects focus on the family environment and office environment to test the DVD Playback and Productivity. These two tests are simulated home environment extreme DVD playback test, only the running time, does not record the performance score.
Productivity will simulate the daily office of the running user access to various software and the system will be mixed, ranging from intermittent time, simulate user operating environment to the greatest extent. The test will record the test time, performance score.
Each test run, we will restart the computer, and disk defragmentation, if the BIOS has the SpeedStep adjustment options, we will all be set to Automic. The moment of the test run, we will screen backlight adjustment for intermediate values, shut down before the will of all the projects that may affect the test score. DVD playback test session, we will be the volume to a minimum.
SYSmark2007 the Preview Kit
This type of performance evaluation software, including E-Learning, Office Productivity, Video Creation, 3D Modeling, simulation users to learn the Internet, office applications, image creation, 3D modeling respectively. The test software to simulate the daily office operations of the different users of office software, to assess the overall system performance through the daily operation of the analog user. Each test were run 3 times, take the test three times the highest performance score. Each run would require defragging. Test the higher the score the better.
Individual performance test procedures:
HD Tach V3.0.1.0 test, we will drive into an entire partition, formatted as NTFS, defragment the hard disk and restart your computer running HD Tach RW, Long Bench, recorded curves and results. Reading rate score, the higher the better. Disk response time, the shorter the better.
Individual performance test procedures:
PCMark05 v120
PCMakr05 is a relatively simple suite of test software for testing include the graphics card, CPU, memory and hard drive, while also providing an integrated test program (and the above test score). We will run the System Test Suite, the Test Suite, the CPU, Memory Test Suite, Graphics Test Suite HDD Test Suite. Test the higher the score the better.
3DMark06 v110
3DMark06 are for notebook computers in D3D performance testing, run the GameTest, the recording system in 1024 * 768 * 32Bit with 640 * 480 * 16Bit when the test results. Test the higher the score the better.
Vista experience index score
Experience Index score is built into Windows Vista computer performance evaluation system for performance testing on the laptop. Evaluation software through the performance of the five components of the processor, memory, graphics, game performance, the primary hard to give the corresponding score. (This test result is only for reference, not as a horizontal evaluation score based) test score as high as possible.
The practical application of the test:
WinRAR 3.70
WinRAR is a major file compression software, through its built-in test functions, test results tend to the processor, memory performance. The test results in units of KB / s, the higher the score the better.
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 is a well-known video-editing software, feature-rich and powerful, we mainly use this software video encoder output. The video source is 51.8MB 1080P video files, file encoded using MPEG2. Video compression for the output format: QuickTime H264, QuickTime MPEG4,. Record operation time (unit: seconds), the shorter the better.
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 is a powerful and widely used spreadsheet tool. We use through MonteCarlo_BlackScholes_OptionPricing, Calculations_BigNumberCrunch two tests for testing, and record the operating time (unit: seconds), the shorter the better.
MonteCarlo_BlackScholes_OptionPricing the load using the Monte Carlo simulation algorithm for Black-Scholes option pricing calculations. Simply put, it is an extremely complex computing capabilities of a spreadsheet (70.1MB), when the output parameter is changed, it will immediately recalculate the option price. The whole process about 300,000 Monte Carlo simulation.
Calculations_BigNumberCrunch, the load for a capacity of 6.2MB spreadsheet, the testing process to be completed in 28 000 operations, the main use of some basic computing functions in Excel, for example, add, subtract, with the exception of rounding, square root, maximum , minimum, average and median.
In Adobe Photoshop CS3, v10.0
Adobe Photoshop CS3, v10.0 is a well-known by the public of professional graphics editing software. By loading a 5000x3333.jpg image file, the file size of 12.9MB. The pictures conduct Covert Mode, Watercolor, Smart the Blur, Sprayed The Strokes, Ocean Ripple, Dust, & Scratches, Crystallize, Lighting, Effects, Smart Sharpen (*), Halftone Pattern, extrude, Mosaic was the Tiles 12 users use the higher operating frequency, record operation time (unit: seconds), the shorter the better.
Game test:
For notebooks with discrete graphics products, the actual game simulation tests, specific test items for the Quake 4 1.2 id_dedemo001 (Quake 4), FarCry 1.4 (Far Cry), Company of Heroes (Heroes), Need for Speed the Carbon (Need for Speed 10 Carbon Canyon) All game tests were fully open to 1024x768 high-definition (special effects), 800x600 low quality (effects all closed) the average run record frames, the average number of frames, the higher the better.
Workstation positioning products, we will test additional professional graphics projects.
Other equipment test items:
Temperature test the laptop into the left of the
DELL XPS M1350 battery keyboard, the keyboard on the right hand under the left side of the hand under the right side, CPU outlet and the bottom of the fuselage corresponding CPU position for testing. TabletPC, UMPC, sheet metal computer and a special form of laptop computers, generally corresponding to the test point is the top left of the screen, the top right of the screen, the bottom left of the screen, the bottom right of the screen, and outlet and for the processor body back, test equipment testo 825-T2 Infrared Thermometer, test criteria are as follows:
Shielded from the start projects, run 3Dmark06 the Demo run with a resolution of 800 * 600, check the Loop option to turn off the sound should ensure that, before the system starts off at least 3 hours, 20 minutes after the run the Demo test at six temperature test the external environment of 25 degrees + -2 degrees, there is no significant wind blowing products in the testing process.
Weight test, we will not refer to any official data to receipt of test products and test tools to meet the national standard ACS 6A-JJ electronic scales, test data retained after the decimal point two, the test data is divided into two parts, one is carrying weight, including power adapter and the host cell, a machine weight only known host and battery weight.
Excellent product for laptop LCD screen configuration, we will separate objective data LCD screen test, test equipment for the TopconBM-7 luminance color tester specific test criteria, see IT168 LCD display test methods.
Note:
A notebook computer, passive cooling device will not record the CPU air outlet temperature.
2, there is no built-in optical drive notebook computers will use the test plug-in CD-ROM form, the plug-in optical drive using USB2.0 interface directly to power supply, Model for the NEC ND-6650A.
3, the subjective study will consider the following factors: the feel of the keyboard, mouse, instead of the device feel, built-in speaker performance, the outlet is located on the right side of the right design USB interface.
4, all test items are in 1024 * 768 * 32Bit environment to test, does not meet the conditions of selection screen stretching.
Run all tests will re-start your computer, run the Disk Defragmenter program.
6, all test results are based on test prototype
SYSmark2007 the Preview is a comprehensive
DELL XPS 1330 battery performance evaluation software, this type of performance evaluation software, including E-Learning, Office Productivity, Video Creation, 3D Modeling, Internet users were simulated learning, office applications, image creation, 3D modeling.
DELL XPS M1330 is the performance test performed very well and able to achieve such an outstanding test scores, mainly due to its high-end hardware configuration. 45nm Penryn processors laid the foundation for the outstanding performance of the Vista benchmark link. In addition, the portion of the disk also provides hardware support for this link good performance. SYSmark2007 the Preview final score of 120 points, the top of the products we tested, including 3D modeling performance is relatively good 139 points.
The processor part of the M1330 all subkey test of the performance of the best, the PCMark05 processor subkey got 6493 points, processor Vista Experience Index score of 5.4 points, representing the level of high-end notebook products.
DELL XPS M1330 is the battery with the higher levels, higher than the same size with the standard lithium battery is 11.1V 5600 mAh standard battery parameters. M1330 battery life time of satisfactory performance, high-intensity office life 178 minutes, DVD playback battery life of 156 minutes. The battery part of the design of the M1330 does not boot the remaining capacity display function, this function is quite intimate.
SYSmark2007 the Preview is a comprehensive performance evaluation software, this type of performance evaluation software, including E-Learning, Office Productivity, Video Creation, 3D Modeling, Internet users were simulated learning, office applications, image creation, 3D modeling.
The DELL XPS M1330 is the hardware configuration is destined to performance in the practical application of software testing is still very good. Since this product is the colleagues of the video center for video processing, we first of all the data for analysis. , H264, and MPEG4 conversion in Adobe Premiere 2.0 Pro video conversion tests were controlled in less than three minutes, excellent performance.
WinRAR compression rate test, the M1330 is the average compression rate of 964KB / s, at the level of the high-end products we have tested. Adobe Photoshop CS3 test, the M1330 is handling 12 operations to spend time quickly.
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DELL XPS M1330 battery is adopted before the XPS series products are similar keyboard design, the feel of the keyboard is excellent, flexible, rational design of the distance between the buttons. The touchpad provides bi-directional scrolling, user use the mouse situation.
DELL XPS series notebooks for mainstream size, from two aspects to influence the end-user. We got this M1330, as we mentioned in the subject, on the one hand, DELL the XPS M1330 with excellent industrial design, multi-color optional, good work to the user's first impression left a deep impression. Another point is, have the common feature of the XPS series, that is, strong performance, this DELL XPS M1330 is the performance not inferior to the products of the same size.
Finally, it should be noted that, similar to the XPS M1330 and DELL series of products provide many optional equipment such as screens, hardware configuration, service, etc., to meet your various needs. DELL the XPS M1330 is destined to become a product of the most competitive in the 13.3 inches of products.
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