Amd turion x2 mobile technology: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 Notebook Processor

Linux PC (AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-52)

Section	Description	Score	Geekbench Score
Geekbench 2.0.15 for Linux x86 (32-bit)
Integer	Processor integer performance	1161	1441
Floating Point	Processor floating point performance	1855
Memory	Memory performance	1204
Stream	Memory bandwidth performance	1452

Result Information

System Information

Integer Performance

Integer	1161
Blowfish single-core scalar	665 29.2 MB/sec
Blowfish multi-core scalar	1429 58.6 MB/sec
Text Compress single-core scalar	1082 3. 46 MB/sec
Text Compress multi-core scalar	1963 6.44 MB/sec
Text Decompress single-core scalar	1033 4.25 MB/sec
Text Decompress multi-core scalar	1092 4.35 MB/sec
Image Compress single-core scalar	907 7.50 Mpixels/sec
Image Compress multi-core scalar	1233 10.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress single-core scalar	732 12.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Decompress multi-core scalar	867 14.1 Mpixels/sec
Crafty Chess single-core scalar	1478 747 Knodes/sec
Crafty Chess multi-core scalar	1442 700 Knodes/sec
Lua single-core scalar	1097 423 Knodes/sec
Lua multi-core scalar	1247 480 Knodes/sec

Floating Point Performance

Floating Point	1855
Mandelbrot single-core scalar	1131 753 Mflops
Mandelbrot multi-core scalar	1155 756 Mflops
Dot Product single-core scalar	1431 692 Mflops
Dot Product multi-core scalar	1593 726 Mflops
Dot Product single-core vector	709 850 Mflops
Dot Product multi-core vector	830 864 Mflops
LU Decomposition single-core scalar	668 595 Mflops
LU Decomposition multi-core scalar	682 598 Mflops
Primality Test single-core scalar	1116 167 Mflops
Primality Test multi-core scalar	1066 198 Mflops
Sharpen Image single-core scalar	3734 8. 71 Mpixels/sec
Sharpen Image multi-core scalar	3654 8.42 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image single-core scalar	3430 2.71 Mpixels/sec
Blur Image multi-core scalar	4775 3.75 Mpixels/sec

Memory Performance

Memory	1204
Read Sequential single-core scalar	1512 1.85 GB/sec
Write Sequential single-core scalar	1540 1.05 GB/sec
Stdlib Allocate single-core scalar	1692 6.32 Mallocs/sec
Stdlib Write single-core scalar	553 1.14 GB/sec
Stdlib Copy single-core scalar	723 763 MB/sec

Stream Performance

Stream	1452
Stream Copy single-core scalar	1537 2. 10 GB/sec
Stream Copy single-core vector	1537 1.99 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-core scalar	1552 2.01 GB/sec
Stream Scale single-core vector	1513 2.04 GB/sec
Stream Add single-core scalar	1282 1.94 GB/sec
Stream Add single-core vector	1409 1.96 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-core scalar	1594 2.20 GB/sec
Stream Triad single-core vector	1194 2.24 GB/sec

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The New Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology

Like the original Turion 64, the newer X2 version shares some of its roots with that of the desktop Athlon 64 X2 variant. Using two processing cores, each with its own dedicated Level 2 cache memory and integrating a System Request Switch and a Crossbar Switch that interface the processing cores with the on-die memory controller and HyperTransport interconnect, the basic structure largely remains the same.

New Integrated Dual-Channel DDR2 Memory Controller

However, in view of the imminent AM2 processor launch for the desktop systems that would utilize DDR2 memory instead of the standard DDR memory, the Turion 64 X2 has been designed with an integrated DDR2 memory controller instead. Not only that, but the once single-channel memory controller on the Turion 64 has been bolstered to a dual-channel controller, identical to that of the upcoming AM2 processors. Supports DDR2-400, DDR2-533 and DRR2-667 for up to 10.7GB/s total memory bandwidth.

New Socket S1 Interface

As a result, the old Socket-754 (desktop-class) interface used on the original Turion 64 had to make way for a more optimized Socket S1 interface. Although Socket S1 only has 638-pins, the CPU packaging and interface is optimized for the processor’s requirements in a notebook environment where AMD mentioned that there’s reduced need for many grounding pins. Plus pin assignments and optimization brought forward reduced pin count needs even though the processor now has a dual-channel memory controller.

This also helped to reduce the Turion 64 X2 processor’s overall package size and it is now smaller than its predecessor. Remember, space is premium on a mobile platform and thus this reduction would go the distance for an even more most favorable internal layout. While this might be a small blow to the DIY community hoping to get a desktop-class motherboard and procure a mobile-class processor for the best of performance, power consumption and thermal dissipation as has been the case for the original Turion 64 processors (which shared the Socket-754 interface among some desktop parts), you can bet on innovative and niche motherboard vendors like AOpen and ASUS to perhaps conjure a Socket S1 motherboard. Time will tell if this comes true.

More Performance for Less Power

Being a modern mobile part, AMD didn’t just integrate two cores to the die and stop there. Extensive Multi-Core Power Management and Dynamic Thermal Management techniques have been integrated as well to ensure the Turion 64 X2 processor is as efficient and power conservative as possible while maintaining the performance legacy that the «X2» series have always delivered. You would expected that with double the processing cores integrated, the Turion 64 X2 would have a higher power consumption but instead, process improvements along the way have helped AMD maintain the exact same 35W Thermal Design Power (TDP) of the original AMD Turion 64 despite the same 90nm SOI fabrication technology. Also, AMD has tweaked the Turion 64 X2 a great deal in the power department that it is actually more power conservative than the original single core counterpart that actually draws less power under the various power management states. How does a 5% to 8% drop sound? A more complex processor and yet less power hungry � you can’t beat that combination. In fact, it’s even better than the Intel Core Duo if the data specs published by both CPU vendors hold true.

With Multi-Core Power Management, AMD has also made the processing cores aware of their working (or non-working state) and automatically assert the halt command to conserve processing cycles. If system remains unused with no processes for either cores, the system can drop down into even deeper sleep states for better energy conservation. Even the HyperTransport bus is now power-optimized and can be powered down for further savings. Now, couple the Turion 64 X2 with a smart system chipset such as NVIDIA’s upcoming mobile C51 offerings and a suitable display panel, the notebook might just offer NVIDIA’s SmartDimmer technology which automatically dims the LCD in a bid to conserve some power while not having the screen completely blanked out when not in use (which may come across as an annoyance to many users). And yes, longtime readers of our articles will remember that this idea was first showcased in Computex 2004 and it is finally nearing maturity. ATI’s just announced Radeon Xpress 1100 series for Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology notebooks too have a similar feature that’s known as Vari-Bright technology, but details of its workings nor demos have yet to be disseminated by the folks at ATI.

Lower Latency L2 Cache

Note that the CPU’s L2 cache is solely for each processor’s use and it isn’t shared like in the Intel Core Duo design. While the latter’s advantage is a larger shared cache storage accessible by either core, the nature of the shared cache design does not allow both processors to access the core simultaneously and they have to arbitrate (take turns) to do so via a shared bus interface. The result? Higher cache latencies. This is not a problem of the Turion 64 X2 processor with each core’s dedicated cache. Simpler in design with reduced latency penalties, the only limitation is reduced total processor cache storage since it is not a unified shared cache. Depending on the workload types, both AMD’s and Intel’s processors have their advantages in this design aspect.

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AMD Next Generation Mobile Technologies / Notebooks & PCs

Yesterday in Moscow, Taipei and many other cities on the planet, AMD hosted a worldwide presentation, during which AMD’s new generation Puma mobile platform for laptops was announced. The event turned out to be interesting and visual, since AMD technical specialists, representatives of laptop manufacturers Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, MSI, Rover Computers and Toshiba took part in it. However, a few days before that, a special briefing for specialists was held in Moscow, at which the technical details of the new platform were presented, thanks to which we can now talk in detail about the AMD Puma architecture, for which many thanks to the employees of the Russian representative office of AMD. The AMD Puma platform consists of a number of components, the key ones being the 2-core Turion X2 Ultra processor, AMD M780G chipset (working title RS780M), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series discrete graphics, and Wi-Fi with support for the draft IEEE 802.11n specification from third-party vendors like Atheros or Broadcom. Let’s immediately outline the key benefits of the new Puma mobile platform, highlighted by AMD representatives during the presentation: these are improved energy efficiency, three times the performance of 3D graphics, five times the performance when working with HD video, 40% faster wireless HD transmission — video content. The AMD Puma platform also powers the new AMD Business Class, AMD GAME! and AMD LIVE! The architecture of the new generation Turion X2 Ultra mobile processor, codenamed Griffin, is based on the classic K8 architecture, but, according to the company’s specialists, the energy-saving circuits, bus and memory interfaces were developed almost from scratch. Thus, the new Turion X2 Ultra processor has been designed in a modular fashion, exclusively for mobile applications. The processor received the code name Griffin in honor of the griffin, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. However, let’s get back to the details of the chip architecture. The Turion X2 Ultra processor has two cores, an integrated DDR2 memory controller and the HyperTransport 3 bus, the older ZM-86 model has a 2 MB L2 cache (1 MB x 2), the younger ones have 1 MB; and is manufactured in compliance with the 65 nm process technology with SOI. An important innovation is the Independent Dynamic Core Technology: to reduce the power consumption of the processor, the voltage regulation on the chip cores and the module of integrated components of the north bridge is carried out independently. In addition, autonomous adjustment of the clock frequency of each processor core is provided — from full performance to a complete stop, in 1/8 increments, that is, there are nine positions for the clock frequency of each core. In addition to the capabilities of the previous generation of AMD mobile processors, the chips also added a C4 (Deeper Sleep) power saving state. In general, there are three typical power supply schemes for processor cores and integrated elements of the north bridge — for different models of using a laptop. The use of HyperTransport technology version 3 in Turion X2 Ultra mobile chips made it possible to provide such flexible bus modes, when each processor core, depending on the current task, can use one of five options for loading it — x16, x8, x4, x2 or 0, which also has a positive effect on reducing the overall power consumption of the chip. The Turion X2 Ultra processor features a heavily redesigned DDR2-800 compatible memory controller, adding DRAM prefetch and additional power-saving circuitry that monitors memory and processor temperatures and reduces load when critical temperatures are reached. There are currently three versions of the Turion X2 Ultra processor, but pricing has yet to be announced. Cache L2 9003 1 MB 900 AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 ZM-82 ZM-80 Clock frequency 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz CASH L1 128 KB (64 KB instructions, 64 KB Data) 2 MB Memory DDR2-400/533/667/800 Hyper Transport Two-directional 16-bit/s, 14.4 GB/s TDP 35 W Housing S1G2; 638 pins, mPGA Process technology 65nm A few notes on the Socket S1. This low-profile connector was specifically designed for AMD 11th generation mobile processors to reduce system cost. Chips for Socket S1 in a 35×35 mm μPGA package physically have the same dimensions as their predecessors, however, the new Turion X2 Ultra processors will not work in systems for previous generations of AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Rev. chips. F or Rev. G. Another key component of the Puma platform is the 7-series chipsets. The new mobile version presented yesterday is based on the M780G (RS780M) northbridge and SB700 southbridge. The key element of the northbridge of the chipset is the integrated graphics core PCI Express Gen. 2 based on the Radeon HD 2400 architecture (40 stream processors), fully supporting DirectX 10/SM4.0. The video memory is organized on the principle of a unified UMA architecture, the video output controller has two independent ports, while Display Port, standard D-Sub, TV, DVI and HDMI (with audio output support) are supported. When working with a single display, resolutions up to 2048×1536 are supported, a dual LVDS transmitter supports up to two monitors with a resolution of WUXGA, DVI — up to 2560×1600, HDMI — up to 1080p with 2-channel 48 kHz audio (two independent HDCP streams), Display Port — up to 2560×1600. The integrated graphics core of the chipset also supports AVIVO HD technology and has a powerful built-in hardware UVD decoder (Universal Video Decoder) for working with MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and VC1 formats, which allows you to significantly offload the processor core when watching video. PowerXPress advanced graphics core power management technology, when switching from standalone to stationary power, it provides a transition from integrated graphics to external without rebooting the system. The AMD Puma platform architecture provides support for a full mode of operation of two CrossFire graphics cards, as well as Hybird CrossFire X mode, which uses the combined performance of integrated and external discrete 3D graphics. It is also necessary to mention the Display Cache Interface technology with a 16-bit DD2 interface and support for up to 128 MB of memory, which supports significant data exchange rates without a significant increase in power consumption. The SB700 Southbridge supports 14 USB 2.0 ports, six SATA ports (including eSATA), one PATA port, a PCI bus, and a NAND flash support bus for useful ReadyBoost/ReadyDrive functionality for Windows Vista. The company is also offering the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 series graphics chips announced yesterday as discrete graphics for the new AMD Puma mobile platform, along with the previously announced ATI Mobility Radeon 3400 and 3600 series. 55 nm process technology, supports Microsoft DirectX 10.11 technology, PCI Express 2.0 bus, as well as HD 1080p video processing from Blu-ray media and support for up to four monitors. Key features of the new generation of ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3800 mobile graphics are similar to those of the desktop series: support for the new generation of Unified Shader Architecture, 256-bit GDDR3 memory bus, ATI CrossFireX technology, PCI Express 2. 0 bus, ATI Avivo HD technology and power saving technology ATI PowerPlay. The AMD Puma platform also includes new wireless technologies such as IEEE802.11 Draft n from partners Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell, Realtek and Qualcomm. In addition, AMD is working with 3G network solution providers to integrate these technologies into the new platform. Perhaps someone will be confused by the lack of mention of the WiMAX Mobile backbone standard in the description of the AMD Puma platform. To our question about the prospects for supporting this standard, Giuseppe Amato replied that the company’s specialists are currently working on a thorough certification of this standard. That is, support for WiMAX Mobile will appear, but somewhat later. The AMD Puma Enterprise Edition meets industry standards for security and manageability with Trusted Platform Module v1.2 and Enhanced Virus Protection technology. Finally, the highlight of the presentation: a completely new development — an interface for supporting external productive devices, mainly graphics — XGP technology (External Graphics Platform). In fact, ATI XGP technology is an external cable with a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 standard bus in a PCIe x8 configuration, which provides data transfer at speeds up to 4.0 Gb / s in each direction. Cable and connector specifications for ATI XGP technology were developed jointly with the Japanese company Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited. The dedicated ATI XGP cable also has built-in USB 2.0 functionality, allowing it to be used to add additional functionality to external devices. The length of the cable, which received the original name Lasso, can reach two meters. Thus, thanks to ATI XGP technology, the user gets the opportunity to use a light and mobile laptop on the road, and at home or at the workplace, by connecting external graphics to it, it can significantly increase system performance. Unfortunately, as part of the presentation of new models based on the AMD Puma platform, solutions with ATI XGP interface for Lasso cable were not shown — such models are still in development, but, for example, Fujitsu Siemens will have a laptop with ATI XGP soon enough. The new AMD Puma platform has been adopted by AMD partners, as evidenced by at least twice the amount of development compared to the previous platform based on the AMD Turion processor. Notebooks based on the new platform will be released by leading OEMs, including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, MSI, NEC, Rover Computers, Toshiba and others. Yesterday’s announcement, in addition to speeches by representatives of the above companies — partners of AMD — included a demonstration of the exposition of new laptop models based on AMD Puma. Some of these models have already appeared in our news and reports from Computex 2008, which is currently taking place in Taiwan. In the near future, we will definitely continue to publish about the novelties of this show and, of course, we will mention the new products on AMD Puma more than once. On the whole, mass arrival of laptops based on AMD’s new mobile platform is expected in the third quarter of 2008. Let’s hope that by this time this theoretical material will be supplemented by live test publications about the first retail novelties based on AMD Puma. — Discuss the material in the conference If you notice an error, select it with the mouse and press CTRL+ENTER. Related materials Permanent URL: https://3dnews.ru/561587 ⇣ Comments

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AMD has released the industry’s first dual-core mobile processor to support AMD Turion 64 X2 64-bit applications. The new mobile technology is based on open standards and optimized for the 64-bit version of the Windows Vista operating system.

The new AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor has two cores, memory controller, and bus management physically combined on a single die. The processor’s dual-channel DDR2 memory controller supports the new S1 socket and has integrated dynamic temperature control and power management. In addition, the controller allows you to control the power supply of the cores separately and supports multimedia extensions (Digital Media Xpress technology). Finally, like all next-generation processors AMD is bringing to market this year, the AMD Turion 64 X2 features virtualization technology at the die level.

The new generation of Turion 64 X2 processors features a dual-bus architecture. At the same time, the entire built-in infrastructure of the crystal is designed to ensure the maximum exchange rate between the processor and system components. And this applies not only to external buses, such as HyperTransport with a bandwidth of 6.4 Gb / s or a memory controller (10.7 Gb / s), there is a matrix switcher inside the crystal, which ensures the interaction of all system components in this way that there are no «bottlenecks», there is a constant high-speed data exchange between all elements. According to AMD, the Turion 64 dual-core processor has three times the combined throughput of the Core Duo, at 17.1 Gb/s and 5.3 Gb/s, respectively.

AMD’s mobility strategy is based on an open platform approach. Working with leading graphics card manufacturers ATI and nVidia, wireless technologies Airgo, Atheros and Broadcom, the vendor gives laptop manufacturers a choice of solutions and the opportunity to move away from standard offerings in the market.

«AMD’s strategy in developing mobile technologies is to deliver as much value as possible to end users,» told CNews Alexander Belenky , General Director of AMD in Russia, the values ​​of different categories of users are different from each other. Our task is to ensure that the product that we present on the market is not just a leader in one indicator it must be a leader in various indicators and in the most important combinations. On the one hand, the product must be productive, which today means support for 64-bit computing, and, in particular, be compatible with the 64-bit version of Vista, and secondly, it must have limited power consumption and, most importantly, have a good ratio prices and performance. We build our strategy based on these criteria. We don’t need performance for performance’s sake, price for price’s sake, our advantage is the combination of price and performance.»

Note that AMD is steadily increasing its market share in the mobile segment. Thus, with the release of the AMD Turion 64 mobile platform in the first quarter of 2004, AMD managed to occupy about 9% of the mobile processor market. By the end of 2005, AMD controlled just over 12% of the market (Gartner data, March 2006).

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According to the American Consumer Electronics Association, worldwide, the number of home users using multimedia applications will increase by 60% annually until 2008. Applications will become multi-threaded and, as a result, the need to use dual-core processor technologies will increase. According to a study conducted by AMD, today more than 85% of users use at least six applications at the same time when working on a computer: antivirus, email, firewalls, anti-spam, spyware, ICQ.

Laptops with AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile processors will be available for retail and wholesale before the end of this quarter. Processors will be priced between $184 and $354 per unit in a 1,000-unit lot. Note that the release of a similar product from Intel Merom mobile dual-core processors with support for 64-bit applications is scheduled for August this year.

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Test of the latest mobile platform from AMD — Turion 64 X2 — Ferra.ru

We already published a theoretical review of AMD Turion X2 about a month ago — see the article «AMD Rematch: Turion X2 processor review». Now it’s time to get acquainted with the latest platform in «close to combat conditions», since, as we already wrote in one of our news, Turion X2 technology has been officially announced on the Russian market, and many manufacturers already have ready-made laptops based on the latest mobile processor from AMD.

The first laptop that got into the Ferra.ru test lab was the ASUS A7T «home entertainment» model. A detailed review of this laptop will be released early next week, but now we can invite you to study the results of testing this laptop and draw preliminary conclusions about the performance and mobility of the Turion X2.

First, here are the main technical characteristics of our «test platform» — laptop ASUS A7T:

• Processor: Turion X2 TL-60 (2000 MHz; L2 cache 512 KB per core).
• Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce Go 6100 + nForce Go 430 (C51MV + MCP51).
• RAM: 1024 MB, DDRII-533.
• Discrete video system: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600, 256 MB native DDRII video memory, operating frequencies 350/350 MHz (core/memory).
• Screen size: 17 inches, resolution 1680 x 1050.
• Hard drive: 120 GB, Serial ATA, 5400 rpm.

Let’s note right away that the laptop is positioned as a replacement for a desktop PC, so the mobile properties of this model should be treated with some indulgence. In addition, we had an engineering sample of ASUS A7T in our hands. It is possible that serial copies will differ from it for the better.

Noise level and case heating

The fan in ASUS A7T runs constantly, even when there is no load on the system (OS is loaded, applications are not running). In this mode, the case heats up only slightly, the fan noise is not too strong.

At high loads («Doom 3», 3DMark’06), the noise of the cooling system becomes noticeably more noticeable, the case starts to heat up, and not only its lower surface, but also the upper one. In general, we found the Turion X2 to be a hotter processor than the Core Duo.

Benchmarking

This time around, we’ve selected a fairly diverse set of notebooks to compare test results from the almost obsolete Mobile Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 to the latest Core Duo.

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Model	Fine0026 1024	512	PC2700	NVIDIA Go 6200	?
Acer Ferrari 4005WLMi	15,4″	Turion ML-37	2000	1024	1024	PC2700	ATI MR X700	358/331
ASUS A7T	17 «	Turion X2 TL-60	2000	2×512	1024	PC5300	NVIDIA Go 7600
RoverBook Explorer D797	17″	Pentium 4	3000	1024	512	2xPC2700	ATI MR 9700	398/230
iRU Brava 7154	15,4″	Pentium M 760	2000	2048	512	2xpc4300	NVIDIA GO 6600	375/300
Fujitsu-simeens Amilo M330026 Pentium M 760	2000	2048	1024	2xPC3200	NVIDIA Go 6800	325/300
RoverBook Nautilus Z700	17″	Pentium M 780	2267	2048	1024	2xpc4300	NVIDIA GO 6600	375/300
Acer Aspire 5670	15. 4 «	Core Duo T2300	1667	2xPC4300	ATI MR X1400	445/342
LG M1	15″	Core Duo T2300	1667	2048	512	PC5300	NVIDIA Go 7400	450/?
Acer Travelmate 8204WLMI	15.4 «	Core Duo T2500	200026 2048	2048	2XPC4300	ATI MR X1600 07 In the PCMark2002 memory test, laptops based on Intel processors are the undisputed leaders. This is due to twice the size of the L2 cache, which makes it possible to fit most of the data blocks used in this test (their size in PCMark2002 does not exceed 4 MB) directly into the cache. In the PCMark’05 processor test, the hero of our review does not perform well, but thanks to the integrated memory controller, together with ASUS W3J, it takes first place in the memory subsystem test. 9 difference0031 9000 0031 0026 3341 CPU Mem GPU HDD MaxSelect HammerWide 5810 7005 653 — — — — — ASUS A6Q00K 5189 6105 616 — — — — — Acer Ferrari 400WLMI 6453 691 879 — — — — — ASUS A7T 6469 8082 1018 3998 4043 3344 3058 3592 Roverbook Explorer D797 6337 8464 730 — — — — IRA BRAVA BRAVA 71540031 11273 543 — — — — — Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M3438 6674 11766 1367 — — — — — 4606 10527 945 3238 3742 2255 1745 3375 LG M1 5707 13292 794 3599 3879 2708 2280 3425 Sony VAIO AR11SR 6725 15517 1053 4416 4560 3058 4347 3933 ASUS W3J 7437 17383 917 4440 5038 3353 3187 3699 Now let’s see how the Turion X2 processor performs in gaming tests. For starters — a classic, 3DMark2001. Quite a good result for a laptop based on the 8-pipeline GeForce Go 7600. Only systems with more «advanced» adapters are ahead — Go 7600 GT, Go 6800 and Mobility Radeon X1600. In 3DMark’05, which actively uses shaders 2.0, the new adapter from NVIDIA allows you to noticeably break away from laptops based on Go 6600 and Mobility Radeon X700. It is difficult to say what the contribution of the processor is in this case. FutureMark’s latest test suite, 3DMark’06, uses shaders 3.0 as well as version 2.0. In this case, video adapters from NVIDIA feel better, which allows ASUS A7T to overtake Acer TM8200 based on Mobility Radeon X1600. As for the processor test, laptops based on Intel Core are again in the lead here.	—	—	—
ASUS A6Q00K	8619	993	3199	—	—	—	—
Acer Ferrari 4005WLMi	15857	2361	3414	—	—	—	—
ASUS A7T	16020	3101	5060	2108	798	1466
RoverBook Explorer D797	10488	1187	2453	—	—	—	—
iRU Brava 7154	15411	2394	3693	—	—	—	—
Fujitsu -Siemens amilo M3438	19200	3709	3796	—	—	—	—	—
RoverBook Nautilus Z700	16039	2296	4680	—	—	—	—
Acer Aspire 5670	8729	1601	4101	979	283	413	1354
LG M1	13118	1976	4819	924	339	316	1366 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 966 1366 966 966 966 1366 1366 1366 1366 1366 1366 13660003	Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi	19253	4162	4932	1885	681	699	1606
Sony VAIO AR11SR	20968	5007	5385	3523	1410	1344	1627

Finally, here are the results of testing in a real game application, which we traditionally use «Doom 3».

This is where the Go 7600 + Turion X2 comes into its own. The second place in the «processor mode» (640 x 480) and a confident third in all other resolutions is very, very good.

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RoverBook Explorer D797	47,5	33,8	21,6
MaxSelect HammerWide	46 8	35.2	23.0
ASUS A6Q00K	43.4	30.8	20.5
Acer Ferrari 4005wlmi	77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 77.6 7RAI0031	64.2	46.8
ASUS A7T	106.7	96.9	74.4	85. 6	66.0
Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M3438	100.9	98.1	85.9
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Acer Aspire 5670	57.1	39.2	27.1
LG M1	72.2	53.3	36.6 0 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 ACTEL .0 95.1 74.8 52.9 50.6 In general, it is too early to draw final conclusions — our «test platforms» are too different. Let us preliminarily note that the performance of the Turion X2 and Centrino Duo platforms are quite close. Battery life ASUS A7T comes with a small battery with a capacity of about 71 Wh (4800 mAh; 14.8 V). An impressive 120-watt (19V; 6.32A) adapter from Delta Electronics is used for mains power and battery charging. During operation, the power supply heats up noticeably, which indirectly confirms the considerable power consumption of the laptop. As usual, the comparison was made with the same models as in performance testing, so we won’t repeat the technical specifications, and the battery capacities — again, as usual — will be given in the results table. Another lyrical digression. The matrix is ​​one of the most «consuming» elements of any laptop, so for greater purity of the experiment, it makes sense to compare models with the same screen size. We did not remove the 14- and 15-inch models from our chart, but shaded them to highlight the direct competitors of the ASUS A7T. As you can see, the situation is not so bad at low load — the laptop based on Turion X2 takes the third place among classmates, and the models on single-core Pentium M are ahead — no one, in fact, doubted the lower consumption of this processor. In the DVD-video playback mode, the result is even slightly better, ASUS A7T takes the second place in this test. Model 9 0031 4800 14,8 71,04 240 164 ASUS A7T 4800 14,8 71,04 148 114 RoverBook Explorer D797 6600 11,1 73,26 73 57 iRU Brava 7154 4800 14,8 71,04 182 130 Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo M3438 4800 14,4 69,12 154 128 RoverBook Nautilus Z700 4400 14,8 65,12 180 105 Acer Aspire 5670 4800 14.