Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz vs Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual Core vs Core 2 Duo U7700 benchmarks

Source: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=43085 by: inside_the_fire MemberRegistered: 2008-09-05 I was bored, so I went and did a benchmark on the performance of Intel Atom N270 (CPU that comes in EEE PC 901/1000/1000H) Rig: Asus EEE PC 1000H STOCK (1GB Ram, 80GB Hard Drive, GMA 950, Atom 1.6Ghz) Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 with all updates installed. For the test, I got rid of all unnecessary background apps, and disabled Aero and Dreamscene. The Test was run by Sandra 2009. The higher the values, the better. Processor Arithmetic Test This test determines how the CPU handles arithmetic and floating point instructions. Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz - ALU: 3862 MIPS iSSE3: 3280 MFLOPS Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual Core – ALU: 8032 MIPS iSSE3: 6724 MFLOPS Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 1.3GHz – ALU: 12105 MIPS iSSE3: 8423 MFLOPS Processor Multimedia This test shows how the CPU can handle multimedia instructions and data Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz – 8291 kpixels/s Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual Core – 16920 kpixels/s Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 1.3GHz – 24742 kpixels/s Memory Bandwidth This test reveals the speed of the CPU's memory cache Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz – 3.54 GB/s Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz Dual Core – 7.18 GB/s Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 1.3GHz – 9.53 GB/s Hard Drive Performance This shows how fast the Hard Drive can read and write data. I did this to see how fast the stock hard drive is on EEE PC 1000H. The hard drive is a ST980811AS 80GB (SATA150, 2.5", NCQ, 8MB Cache, 5400rpm, 16ms Random Access Time) Read – 32.84 MB/s Write – 29.78 MB/s Conclusion No surprises from the results, the Atom CPU that comes in EEE PC 901/1000/1000H is very underpowered, so dont expect miracles. It gives enough performance for Surfing the net, Office work, basic gaming, music and smooth HD 720p playback. It handles Vista fairly well, a little bit slower than XP, you wont really feel the difference. I like the fact is that the upcoming Atom 330 Dual Core CPU will give double the performance of the N270 (duh), and this new model is set to come with the next gen EEE PC's. If you want a netbook that can perform extremely well and play 1080p HD movies with no lag, then i suggest that you wait for another 3-4 months for the new EEE PC's. The new Atom CPU wouldn't increase the price by much either, (maybe at most $50 extra), so no harm in waiting for Power Users who want an ultra-portable laptop that does everything you throw at it. Obviously, the Ultra Low Voltage Core 2 Duo thrashes the Atoms, and I would personally prefer paying $100 more to have the Core 2 CPU rather than the atom, especially when the Core 2 give you only an hour less worth of battery for roughly 2.5 times the performance. Hard Drive speed - as I expected, fairly decent for a netbook, very pleased with it. I hope this gives you a good insight to how the EEE PC 1000H performs, and also help you decide whether its worth waiting for the Dual Core Atom or not. ________________________________ EEE PC 1000H Black |XP Home SP3|2GB Ram|Atom @ 2.0GHz|GMA 950/128MB|Dolby Sound Room|80GB SATA-150 5400rpm HD|BIOS 1005