User experience: Performance, battery life, and surface temperature
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1. If no physical switch exists check for a vendor specific wireless assistant by typing wireless in the Start menu s quick search field After you verify the wireless card is both enabled and on connect to the wireless network Plug the AC adapter into the notebook and completely charge the battery Place the notebook on a desk away from AC vents in a windowless office D2DAa01cd While running the test use a Digi Watchport sensor and the Watchport Manager to monitor ambient temperature Measuring surface temperature of the idle notebook with a browser open akwoNnM 6 Power the computer on Launch Internet Explorer and browse to www msn com Launch a second instance of Internet Explorer and browse to www yahoo com Allow the notebook to sit idle for 2 hours with both browser windows open After 2 hours take an image of the notebook with a FLIR i7 thermal imaging camera and measure the temperature of the palm rests touchpad keyboard fan outlet area and the underside surface with a surface temperature probe See Appendix B for details Power the computer off and allow it to return to room temperature Measuring surface temperature of the notebook after playing a local video file with a browser open This test requires a wireless network connection a browser and a Digi Watchport sensor to ensure a consistent ambient temperature between 24 C and 26 C 1 Power the computer on 2 L2. 4 Highlight the Productivity 2007 item in the left panel 5 Type System Conditioning as the name for this test in the Project Name field in the top right panel and click Next Step 6 If MobileMark 2007 lists no problems or warnings click Next Step If it does list any problems or warnings close MobileMark 2007 and correct the problem s before proceeding 7 After the benchmark integrity check click Next in the Preparing a new test window 8 When the benchmark prompts you unplug the AC power adapter The Productivity 2007 test begins immediately 9 The test is complete when the notebook has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running on battery power 10 Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook and completely charge the battery Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2007 v 1 06 We performed the following steps to run the MobileMark Productivity 2007 benchmark 1 Double click the MobileMark 2007 icon on the desktop 2 Select the Productivity 2007 test by highlighting it in the left panel 3 Enter a name for this test in the Project Name field in the top right panel and click Next Step 4 If MobileMark 2007 lists no problems or warnings click Next If it does list any problems or warnings close MobileMark 2007 and correct the problem s before proceeding After the benchmark integrity check click Next in the Preparing a new test window When prompted unplug the AC power adapter The test begins i
3. OO ONS Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 8 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 7 e Communication Suite e Productivity Suite e HDD Test Suite Perform steps 1 through 6 two more times and report the median of the three runs Measuring graphics performance with 3DMark06 1 2 0 Installing and patching 3DMark06 1 Download the 3DMark06_v120_1901 exe package from http www futuremark com benchmarks 3dmarkvantage download Install 3DMark06 1 2 0 with the default options by double clicking the 3DMark06_v120_1901 exe file At the Welcome screen click Next At the License Agreement screen click the accept the terms of the license agreement radio button and click Next At the Installation Destination screen accept default destination by clicking Next At the Begin installation screen click Install When the Question pop up appears click Yes At the Installing Microsoft DirectX pop up click the accept the agreement radio button and click Next At the DirectX Setup screen click Next At the Installation Complete screen click Finish At the OpenAL Installer screen click OK At the OpenAL Installer message pop up click OK At the Futuremark Registration screen enter the registration code and click Next At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen click Finish When the 3DMark06 Read Me page appears in your Web browser review t
4. Run 3 1 225 CPU Score Run 3 2 602 Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 Performance Level 3DMark Score Run 1 GPU Score Run 1 CPU Score Run 1 Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 17 Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Acer Aspire TimelineX 3D Mark Score Run 2 1 035 GPU Score Run 2 804 CPU Score Run 2 7 404 3D Mark Score Run 3 1 031 GPU Score Run 3 801 CPU Score Run 3 7 396 Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 Performance Level with Post Processing disabled GPU Score Run 1 3 011 GPU Score Run 2 2 993 GPU Score Run 3 3 020 BAPCo MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Performance Qualification score Run 1 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Performance Qualification score Run 2 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Performance Qualification score Run 3 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Battery Life score minutes Run 1 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Battery Life score minutes Run 2 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Battery Life score minutes Run 3 217 218 216 226 217 227 512 529 502 545 502 543 Figure 14 Complete benchmark scores for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook systems we tested Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 18 Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG vs AS
5. 1 3 16 inches middle 1 1 4 back middle 1 1 4 back Height when open 3 4 front 7 8 middle Height when open 7 8 front 15 16 7 8 back middle 10 back 3 MB shared ASUS Motherboard model ZQ1B UA5JC number Motherboard chipset Intel HM55 Intel HM55 BIOS name and version Insyde v1 15 06 04 2010 Ci MAndu ana Memory module s ue mogel Samsung M471B5673FH0 CH9 Kingston ASU1333D3S9DR8 2G Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 20 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc System Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Type PC3 10600 PC3 10600 Speed MHz 1 333 1 333 Speed running in the system MHz 1 066 1 100 Timing Latency tCL coy tRCD tRP tRASmin SAAN 7 7 7 20 Size MB 2 048 2 048 Number of memory 1x2GB 1x2GB module s Chip organization single sided double Double sided Double sided sided Channel single dual system Size GB Buffer size MB a RPM _ 6400 ee Intel 9 6 0 1014 03 03 2010 Intel 9 5 6 1001 12 17 2009 Operating system a 11 11 version Type Discrete Total available graphics memory MB 1 658 1 718 Vendor and model Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 GeForce 310M Dedicated video memory MB 1 024 1 024 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 NVIDIA GeForce 310M number BIOS version BR34809 010 70 18 5D 00 11 MB Shared system memory 1 366 x 768 x 32 bit
6. left pane c Inthe System Properties window under the System Protection tab click the first Available Drive under the Protection Settings heading and click Configure d Click the Turn off system protection radio button and click OK e When prompted with Are you sure you want to turn off system protection on this drive click Yes f Repeat steps c through e for any other Available Drives as necessary g Click OK and close the System window 21 Disable Windows Desktop Search indexing a Click the Windows start button type Indexing Options in the Windows Start Search box and press Enter b Click Modify c Under Change selected locations uncheck the boxes next to each indexed location and click OK d Click Close 22 Defragment the hard drive s a Click the Windows start button type disk defragmenter in the Windows Start Search box and press Enter b Highlight the local disk drive under Current status and click Defragment disk Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 13 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc c When the process is complete click Close Conditioning the battery 1 Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook and completely charge the battery 2 Install MobileMark 2007 v1 06 following the steps we outlined in the Installing MobileMark 2007 section earlier in this section 3 Double click the MobileMark 2007 icon on the desktop
7. of 5 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Figure 12 presents the system dimensions in inches for the two notebook systems To measure the height of each notebook we used a tape measure and measured along the front middle and back side of each notebook When measuring an open notebook we opened the screen so that it was straight at a 90 degree angle Notebook system dimensions Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Length inches 13 1 2 13 1 4 Width inches 9 5 8 9 5 8 Height when closed inches 1 front 1 3 16 middle 1 1 4 back 1 3 32 front 1 3 16 middle 1 1 4 back Height when open inches 3 4 front 7 8 middle 9 7 8 back 7 8 front 15 16 middle 10 back Figure 12 System dimensions for the two notebook systems The Workloads section provides details on the benchmarks we used The Test results section and Appendix A show the test results in more detail The Test methodology section explains how we ran the tests Appendix C details the system configurations Workloads Futuremark PCMark Vantage v1 0 2 0 Futuremark s PCMark Vantage v1 0 2 0 benchmark suite tests system CPU and GPU performance RAM speeds and hard drive read write speeds The benchmark runs common tasks such as video playback audio and video transcoding data encryption Windows mail game testing and Web page rendering For more information on this benchmark see http www futuremark com benchmarks pcmarkvantage introduction Futuremark 3D
8. such software present on the notebooks before we installed the benchmark Pre installed software conflicts MobileMark 2007 installs the following applications which its test scripts employ e Adobe Photoshop 6 0 1 InterVideo WinDVD 6 0 Macromedia Flash 5 0 Microsoft Excel 2002 Microsoft Outlook 2002 Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Microsoft Word 2002 Microsoft Visual C 2005 Redistributable Netscape Communicator 6 01 Network Associates McAfee VirusScan 5 13 WinZip Computing WinZip 8 0 If any of these applications are already on the system under test they could cause problems with the benchmark due to software conflicts To avoid any such issues before we installed the benchmark we uninstalled all conflicting pre installed software applications including different versions of any of the programs MobileMark 2007 uses Display brightness and power settings The brightness of a notebook s display affects its battery life Therefore BAPCo requires that before you test with MobileMark 2007 you make sure the brightness of the notebook s monitor is greater than or equal to 60 nits ona completely white screen while the notebook is unplugged and running on battery power The measurement follows the standards from the Video Electronics Standards Association www vesa org Standards summary 2001_ 6a htm Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 10 Acer Aspire
9. 1 e Disables Windows Security Center warning messages e Disables Windows Firewall e Disables incoming Remote Desktop connections Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 11 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc e Disables Windows Error Reporting to Microsoft e Prevents the Welcome Center from running at startup Level 3 Best scores e Completes Level 1 and Level 2 e Disables Windows Defender Power schemes The BAPCo AutoConfig tool creates a MobileMark 2007 power scheme which makes the following power option changes a b C Additional settings e Require a password on wakeup No Hard disk e Turn off hard disk after 3 minutes Wireless adapter settings e Power Saving Mode Maximum Power Saving Sleep e Sleep after Never USB settings e USB selective suspend setting Enabled Power buttons and lid e Lid close action Do nothing e Power button action Shut down e Sleep button action Sleep e Start menu power button Shut down PCI Express e Link State Power Management Maximum power savings Processor power management e Minimum processor state 5 e Maximum processor state 100 Search and Indexing e Power Savings Mode Power Saver Display e Turn off display after Never e Adaptive display Off Extends the time that Windows waits to turn off the display e Display brightness 100 We then adjust the brightness percentage t
10. 1 366 x 768 x 32 bit ATI 8 713 3 3000 04 20 2010 NVIDIA 8 16 11 8964 03 27 2010 Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 21 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Vendor and model number Type Chipset BIOS version Total available graphics memory MB Dedicated video memory MB System video memory Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics ntegrated ntel HD Graphics 2014 0 Integrated Intel HD Graphics 1930 0 y o wo N o oe NS oe O BK es Shared system memory 635 1 366 x 768 x 32 bit ATI 8 713 3 3000 04 20 2010 366 x 768 x 32 bit ntel 8 15 10 2119 04 21 2010 Resolution Driver Sound card subsystem pleat madel Realtek High Definition Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Realtek 6 0 1 6096 04 23 2010 Realtek 6 0 1 6098 04 27 2010 g o o Ai mogel Atheros AR8151 PCI E Gigabit Atheros AR8131 PCI E Gigabit Driver Atheros 1 0 0 23 12 22 2009 Atheros 1 0 0 27 03 04 2010 sir mage Broadcom 802 11n Network Adapter Atheros AR9285 Wireless Driver Broadcom 5 60 350 6 03 22 2010 Atheros 8 0 0 316 03 02 2010 Vendor and model number Driver Optical drive s Vendor and model number Type USB ports Number Type Other IEEE 1394 ports Number LCD type HD LED LCD HD LED LCD Screen size inches 14 0 Refresh rate Hz 600 N A 2 gt
11. G temperatures ranged from 30 0 to 39 0 degrees 5 3 to 14 3 degrees above ambient temperature For the ASUS U45J the ambient temperature in our labs was 25 3 degrees The ASUS U45Jc temperatures ranged from 26 9 to 39 4 degrees 1 6 to 14 1 degrees above ambient temperature Figure 10 shows the underside surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while running 3DMark06 The Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG temperature was 42 7 degrees 18 0 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 7 degrees The ASUS U45Jc temperature was 44 7 degrees 19 4 degrees above the ambient temperature of 25 3 degrees Figure 11 shows the temperature difference in degrees Celsius between the ambient temperature and the surface temperature we recorded and present in the thermal images Figures 3 through 10 Note that palm rest L R results only report the temperature difference between the left and right palm rest For all results lower temperatures are better During all thermal testing including idle each notebook had two Internet Explorer sessions open Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG Keyboard cover rest AT 11 3 Palm rest L Point A Palm rest R Point B Palm rest L R Touch pad AT 11 1 AT 18 0 AT 19 4 Figure 11 Detailed surface temperature results for each notebook system in each test Lower temperatures are better Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature
12. M3 0 Score CPU Score 3DMark Score 3 466 1 031 GPU Score 2 939 801 Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 7 Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Test Acer Aspire ASUS TimelineX 4820TG U45Jc CPU Score 7 485 7 396 Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 Performance Level with Post Processing disabled GPU Score 9 338 a BAPCo MobileMark 2007 v1 06 Productivity 2007 61 nits 63 nits MobileMark 2007 Productivity Performance Qualification score 227 MobileMark 2007 Productivity Battery Life score minutes 543 Figure 13 Median benchmark scores for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook systems we tested Higher scores are better Test methodology This section details the methodologies we followed in testing the systems The Super Hybrid Engine is a technology created by ASUS It gives users the ability to adjust the clock and bus speed to increase performance and extend battery life The Super Hybrid Engine automatically manages and regulates power distribution based on usage requirements We had this feature disabled the default setting in our testing Measuring disk performance with PCMark Vantage 1 0 2 0 Installing and patching PCMark Vantage 1 Download the PCMark_Vantage_v100_installer exe Windows package from www futuremark com benchmarks pcmarkvantage download 2 Install PCMark Vantage 1 0 0 with the default options by double cl
13. MPLIED RELATING TO THE TEST RESULTS AND ANALYSIS THEIR ACCURACY COMPLETENESS OR QUALITY INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES RELYING ON THE RESULTS OF ANY TESTING DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK AND AGREE THAT PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES INC ITS EMPLOYEES AND ITS SUBCONTRACTORS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FROM ANY CLAIM OF LOSS OR DAMAGE ON ACCOUNT OF ANY ALLEGED ERROR OR DEFECT IN ANY TESTING PROCEDURE OR RESULT Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 24 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc
14. Mark06 v1 2 0 Futuremark s 3DMark06 v1 2 0 benchmark suite tests system GPU DirectX 9 performance and CPU workload processing performance primarily to report a system s 3D gaming capability Tests include HDR rendering shadow mapping and pixel shading For more information on this benchmark see htto www futuremark com benchmarks 3dmark06 introduction Futuremark 3DMark Vantage v1 0 2 Futuremark s 3DMark Vantage v1 0 2 benchmark suite tests system GPU DirectX10 performance and requires either Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 3DMark Vantage v1 0 2 includes testing of GPU powered physics DirectX10 specific features and procedural volumetric effects Like 3DMark06 v1 2 0 3DMark Vantage v1 0 2 provides an indication of a system s 3D gaming capability For more information on this benchmark see htto www futuremark com benchmarks 3dmarkvantage introduction BAPCo MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Our goal was to see how long the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG notebook battery would last running BAPCo s MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 battery life benchmark test compared to the ASUS U45Jc MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 is an industry standard benchmark that provides a battery life rating anda performance rating based on common office scenarios In our tests we focus solely on the battery life rating MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 includes applications and workloads specific to mobile systems These include office activ
15. TEST REPORT OCTOBER 2010 User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Executive summary Acer commissioned Principled Technologies PT to KEY FINDINGS measure and compare the performance battery life The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG achieved the and surface temperature of the Acer Aspire following performance increases over the ASUS TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45uc notebook U45Jc 2 0 faster PCMark Vantage systems Both systems contained an Intel Core i5 performance 120 5 faster 3DMark06 Processor 450M 2 40GHz and ran the Microsoft performance and 236 2 faster 3DMark Vantage Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit operating system performance See Figure 1 The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG produced a Acer provided the test systems PT set up the battery life score of 8 hours 22 minutes on the systems and executed all tests MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 test 7 6 less than the ASUS U45Jc s score of 9 hours 3 We measured system performance using the minutes See Figure 2 following industry standard benchmarks On the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG surface e Futuremark PCMark Vantage v1 0 2 0 temperatures of key spots ranged from 7 3 to 10 1 e Futuremark 3DMark 06 v1 2 0 degrees above ambient temperature while idle e Futuremark 3DMark Vantage v1 0 2 and from 4 7 to 11 9 degrees above ambient temperature while running Prime95 On the ASUS We then mea
16. Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc We complied with this standard for all the tests we ran by setting the notebooks brightness as close to 60 nits as we could without going below that brightness level We used the following procedure before we started each test Note This procedure assumes we began with the notebook plugged into the power supply 1 To create a completely blank white screen open Microsoft Paint by clicking Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Paint Open the Attributes by pressing Ctrl E Enter dimensions that are larger than the current screen resolution For example if the screen resolution is 1 280 x 800 type 1600 for Width and 1200 for Height Click OK Press Ctrl F to view the bitmap image and render the screen totally white Wait 45 minutes to allow the screen to warm Unplug the notebook from the power supply and measure the display s brightness using a luminance meter in the center of the screen We used the Gossen Mavolux 5032 C 8 Ifthe reading is below or significantly greater than 60 nits use the notebook s keyboard screen brightness adjustment keys to bring the display as close to 60 nits as possible then retest 9 Allow the notebook to run on battery power for 10 minutes re measure the display and adjust the brightness up or down as necessary 10 Verify that the notebook saved the brightness setting by plugging in the system unplugging it and taking another reading Note If the not
17. US U45Jc Appendix B Schematic of the notebook for temperature readings Figure 15 presents a schematic of the notebook systems that shows the points where we measured the surface temperature For underside surface temperature we present the highest temperature found on the underside of each notebook Top View B face Panel ON Hinge Strip cover Fan outlet area Keyboard Keyboard cover rest a A 0 5Y 0 5Y Y Touch pad Fad 0 5X 0 5X eo n Point A Point B eet Palm rest area y X a P Figure 15 Points where we measured the surface temperature on the notebook Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Appendix C Test system configuration information Figure 16 provides detailed configuration information about the test system Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Number of processor 1 packages Number of cores per 2 processor Number of hardware 4 threads per core Be a i l Balanced Power4 Gear Entertainment management policy Proce SOE POWA SAVDO Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Length 13 1 4 1 2 4 option Length 13 1 2 Width 9 5 8 Width 9 5 8 System dimensions Height when closed 1 front 1 3 16 Height when closed 1 3 32 front
18. Z gt gt TSSTcorp TS U633F LG GGU10N J lt z po J lt T po isplayPort Media card reader isplayPort Media card reader olna Oo olw Oo Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 22 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Battery Acer AS10B5E lithium ion ASUS A42 UL50 lithium ion Size length x width x 10 5 8 x 2 x 7 8 10 3 4 x 2 x 1 1 8 height Rated capacity 6200 mAh x 10 8V 67Wh 5800 mAh x 14 4V 84Wh Weight 0z Figure 16 Configuration information for the test notebooks Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 23 Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc About Principled Technologies We provide industry leading technology assessment and fact based marketing services We bring to every assignment extensive experience with and expertise in all aspects of technology testing and analysis from researching new technologies to developing new methodologies to testing with existing and new tools When the assessment is complete we know how to present the results to a broad range of target audiences We provide our clients with the materials they need from market focused data to use in their own collateral to custom sales aids such as test reports performance assessments and white papers Every document reflects the results of our trusted independ
19. aunch Internet Explorer and browse to www msn com 3 Launch a second instance of Internet Explorer and browse to www yahoo com 4 Open an MP4 file with Windows Media Center and allow the notebook to play the video for 2 hours with both browser windows open Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 15 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 5 6 After 2 hours take an image of the notebook with a FLIR i7 thermal imaging camera and measure the temperature of the palm rests touchpad keyboard fan outlet area and the underside surface with a surface temperature probe See Appendix B for details Power the computer off and allow it to return to room temperature Measuring surface temperature of the notebook after running the GIMPS Prime95 torture test with a browser open This test requires a wireless network connection a browser and a Digi Watchport sensor to ensure a consistent ambient temperature between 24 C and 26 C ONOAARWH gt 9 Power the computer on Launch Internet Explorer and browse to www msn com Launch a second instance of Internet Explorer and browse to www yahoo com Launch Prime95 From the Options menu item select Torture test Select In place FFTs and change the Number of torture test threads to 1 Allow the notebook to run the torture test for 2 hours with both browser windows open After 2 hours take an image of the notebo
20. e complete Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1 0 2 0 3DMark06 1 2 0 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 and MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 test results for both test systems Higher scores are better For BAPCo MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 we conducted one conditioning run We then conducted three official runs For the remaining benchmarks we conducted three runs Acer Aspire TimelineX Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1 0 2 0 PCMark Suite Run 1 5 687 PCMark Suite Run 2 5 674 PCMark Suite Run 3 5 691 Memories Suite Run 1 3 185 Memories Suite Run 2 3 143 Memories Suite Run 3 3 186 TV and Movies Suite Run 1 3 694 TV and Movies Suite Run 2 3 701 TV and Movies Suite Run 3 3 575 Gaming Suite Run 1 3 311 Gaming Suite Run 2 3 309 Gaming Suite Run 3 3 306 Music Suite Run 1 6 112 Music Suite Run 2 6 010 Music Suite Run 3 6 256 Communication Suite Run 1 4 796 Communication Suite Run 2 4 786 Communication Suite Run 3 4 757 Productivity Suite Run 1 5 126 Productivity Suite Run 2 5 141 Productivity Suite Run 3 5 180 HDD Test Suite Run 1 4 190 HDD Test Suite Run 2 4 133 HDD Test Suite Run 3 4 155 Futuremark 3DMark06 1 2 0 3D Mark Score Run 1 3 401 SM2 0 Score Run 1 1 287 HDR SM3 0 Score Run 1 1 221 CPU Score Run 1 2 612 3D Mark Score Run 2 3 399 SM2 0 Score Run 2 1 287 HDR SM3 0 Score Run 2 1 222 CPU Score Run 2 2 590 3D Mark Score Run 3 3 404 SM2 0 Score Run 3 1 286 HDR SM3 0 Score
21. e followed the run rules that BAPCo specifies for MobileMark 2007 here http www bapco com support mobilemark2007 Manual rules html For more information on this benchmark see http www bapco com products mobilemark2007 Custom thermal test We measured the temperature of the notebook systems in key spots that affect the user s comfort while working on the system See the Test methodology section for more information on how we did so and Appendix B for the schematic of the notebooks we used to show the key spots we tested Test results Figure 13 presents the median scores for the notebook systems on the benchmark tests we performed Higher scores are better We conducted three runs For Futuremark PCMark Vantage we used the median of the PCMark Suite scores to determine the sub scores For Futuremark 3DMark06 and 3DMark Vantage we used the median of the 3DMark Scores to determine the sub scores For BAPCo MobileMark 2007 we used the median of the Battery Life scores to determine the Performance Qualification score For BAPCo MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 we conducted one conditioning run We then conducted three official runs Complete test results appear in Appendix A TimelineX 4820TG U45Jc PCMark Suite Memories Suite TV and Movies Suite Gaming Suite Music Suite Communication Suite Productivity Suite HDD Test Suite Futuremark 3DMark06 1 2 0 3D Mark Score SM2 0 Score HDR S
22. ebook did not save this setting use its power management application s to set the brightness appropriately and save that setting If saving the settings is ineffective use the keyboard brightness setting keys to adjust the screen to bring the display as close to 60 nits as possible Next note how many times you pressed the button to achieve the desired brightness After unplugging the system under test use the keyboard to set the desired brightness by pressing the brightness button as many times as you previously noted to return the screen to the correct brightness level on NOOO BAPCo AutoConfig Tool v2 4 1 This tool supports three levels of configuration 1 Only makes changes that are REQUIRED in order for the benchmark to run 2 Additionally makes changes that are RECOMMENDED for repeatable results 3 Additionally makes changes that help ensure best results We chose Level 3 in the AutoConfig tool The BAPCo AutoConfig tool makes the following configuration changes at each of the three levels Level 1 Required e Creates and activates a new power scheme that it names MobileMark 2007 e Disables hibernate standby and display standby e Sets hard drive timeout and CPU power management Note See the following Power schemes section for details on this scheme Disables Screen Saver Disables Windows Update Disables Desktop Cleanup Wizard Disables User Account Control UAC Disables Sidebar Level 2 Recommended e Completes Level
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24. he document and click Close when you are finished Running 3DMark06 1 2 0 NOaAPRWONM gt 8 Reboot the system and wait 2 minutes Double click the 3DMark06 desktop icon to launch the benchmark Close the Tip of the Day pop up Click Select under Tests and click Select all Click OK Accept the default settings and click Run 3DMark When the benchmark run completes click To Excel and safe the results as an Excel file by clicking Save Record the results from the 3DMark Score window or the Excel file as follows e 3D Mark Score e SM2 0 Score e HDR SM3 0 Score e CPU Score Perform steps 1 through 7 two more times and report the median of the three runs Measuring graphics performance with 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 Installing and patching 3DMark Vantage 1 2 w NONA Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of In order to run the default Performance test it is necessary to connect the notebooks to an external monitor that supports a resolution of 1 280 x 1 024 Download the 3DMark_Vantage_v100_installer exe Windows package from http www futuremark com benchmarks 3dmarkvantage download Install 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 with the default options by double clicking the 3DMark_Vantage_v102_1901 exe file At the Welcome screen click Next At the License Agreement screen click accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next At the Setup Type screen cl
25. hile running Prime95 Lower numbers are better Figure 5 shows the surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while playing an MP4 file with Windows Media Center The ambient temperature in our labs was 24 0 degrees The Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG temperatures ranged from 29 7 to 35 0 degrees 5 7 to 11 0 degrees above ambient temperature while the ASUS U45Jc temperatures ranged from 27 2 to 36 6 degrees 3 2 to 12 6 degrees above ambient temperature Figure 6 shows the underside surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while playing an MP4 file with Windows Media Center The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG temperature was 38 1 degrees 14 1 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 0 degrees while the ASUS U45Jc temperature was 37 0 degrees 13 0 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 0 degrees Figure 7 shows the surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while running Prime95 For the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG the ambient temperature in our labs was 24 6 degrees The Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG temperatures ranged from 29 3 to 36 2 degrees 4 7 to 11 6 degrees above ambient temperature For the ASUS U45J the ambient temperature in our labs was 24 7 degrees The ASUS U45Jc temperatures ranged from 26 4 to 34 9 degrees 1 7 to 10 2 degrees above ambient temperature Principled Technologies Inc User experience Perf
26. ick Express and click Next At the Ready to Install the Program screen click Install Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 8 When the 3DMark Vantage Read Me page appears in your Web browser review the document and click Close when you are finished 9 Atthe Setup Complete screen click Finish 10 Launch 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 by double clicking on the 3DMark Vantage desktop icon Enter the registration code and click Register 11 Exit 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 Running 3DMark Vantage 1 0 2 For Performance level results 1 Reboot the system and wait 2 minutes 2 Double click the 3DMark Vantage desktop icon to launch the benchmark 3 Inthe 3DMark Vantage Main section click the Preset drop down menu arrow and select Performance 4 Click the Options tab then click the Graphic Tests tab and ensure that you select both tests 5 Click the CPU Tests tab and ensure that you select both tests 6 Click the Feature Tests tab and deselect all six tests by clicking the check mark by each title 7 Click Run Benchmark 8 When the benchmark run completes click Submit results 9 Take a screenshot of the results and record them as follows e 3DMark Score e GPU Score e CPU Score 10 Perform steps 1 through 9 two more times and report the median of the three runs Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2007 Antivirus software conflicts MobileMark 2007 is not compatible with any virus scanning software so we uninstalled any
27. icking the PCMark_Vantage_v100_installer exe file At the Welcome screen click Next At the License Agreement window click accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next At the Setup Type window click Express and click Next At the Ready to Install the Program window click Install When the PCMark Vantage Read Me page opens in your web browser review the document and click Close when you are finished At the InstallShield Wizard complete screen click Finish Launch PCMark Vantage 1 0 0 by clicking on the PCMark Vantage x64 desktop icon Enter the registration code click Register and click OK 10 Exit PCMark Vantage 1 0 0 11 Download the PCMark Vantage 1 0 2 0 Patch PCMark_Vantage_v102_patch_1901 exe Windows package from www futuremark com benchmarks pcmarkvantage download 12 Install the patch by double clicking the PCMark_Vantage_v102_patch_1901 exe file 13 At the Welcome screen click Next 14 At the Update Complete screen click Finish NOOR Running PCMark Vantage 1 0 2 0 Reboot the system and wait 2 minutes Double click the PCMark Vantage desktop icon to launch the benchmark Verify all test suites are selected and that the HDD Suite target is set to C Accept the default settings and click Run Benchmark When the benchmark run completes click Submit results Take a screenshot of the results and record them as follows e PCMark Suite Memories Suite TV and Movies Suite Gaming Suite Music Suite
28. ing including idle each notebook had two Internet Explorer sessions open m Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG m ASUS U45Jc Figure 2 MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 Battery Life score and Performance Qualification score for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook systems Higher scores are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 3 Surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook systems while idle Lower numbers are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 4 Underside surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook systems while idle Lower numbers are better As Figure 2 shows the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG notebook system produced a battery life score of 502 minutes 8 hours 22 minutes on the MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 test 7 6 percent less time than the ASUS U45Jc notebook s score of 543 minutes 9 hours 3 minutes The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG notebook produced a median MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 performance qualification score of 216 5 1 percent slower than the ASUS U45Jc notebook s score of 227 Figures 3 through 10 show the thermal images of each notebook during therma
29. ities like file and document management data processing and rich content creation This module provides a score for battery life of the tested applications MobileMark 2007 Productivity 2007 includes the following applications with their corresponding tasks e Microsoft Project 2003 project management e Microsoft Excel 2003 calculation sheets e Microsoft Outlook 2003 emails calendars scheduler Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 6 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 slide presentations Microsoft Word 2003 formatted text documents WinZip Computing and WinZip Pro 10 0 compressed archives Adobe Photoshop CS2 manipulated and compressed images Adobe Illustrator CS2 manipulated images Adobe Flash 8 vector graphics animation MobileMark 2007 measures system battery life in minutes MobileMark 2007 records system battery life at the start of the Productivity 2007 benchmark It repeats the benchmark workload until the system battery life depletes or until the system powers down due to low battery life At the 7 percent battery life setting MobileMark 2007 records a timestamp once per minute At the end of the benchmark it compares the beginning timestamp to the final last recorded timestamp MobileMark 2007 derives its system battery life rating as the number of minutes between the start and end timestamps W
30. l testing During all thermal testing including idle each notebook had two Internet Explorer sessions open Figure 3 shows the surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while idle The ambient temperature in our labs when both systems were idle was 24 4 degrees The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG temperatures ranged from 31 7 to 33 6 degrees 7 3 to 9 2 degrees above the ambient temperature while the ASUS U45Jc temperatures ranged from 28 0 to 32 9 degrees 3 6 to 8 5 degrees above ambient temperature Figure 4 shows the underside surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45uc while idle The Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG s temperature was 34 5 degrees 10 1 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 4 degrees while the ASUS U45Jc s temperature was 33 1 degrees 8 7 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 4 degrees ASUS U45Jc Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG Figure 5 Surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks while playing a video file Lower numbers are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 6 Underside surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebook while playing a video file Lower numbers are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 7 Surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks w
31. led Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 14 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc network connection and a Digi Watchport sensor to ensure a consistent ambient temperature between 24 C and 26 C Setting up the notebook 1 A oOo Install GIMPS Prime95 torture test software a Download the Prime95 v 2511 64 bit zip file from htto www mersenne org freesoft b Unzip the p64v2511 zip file to the desktop c Create a desktop shortcut to the Prime95 exe Install Futuremark s 3DMark06 software as detailed earlier in this section Note and leave the default power settings Set the display brightness to 100 percent a Click Start b In the Start menu s quick search field type Power Options c Move the Screen brightness slider all the way to the right Set the remaining power plan settings as follows Dim the display Never e Turn off the display Never Put the computer to sleep Never Disable the screen saver Verify the wireless network card is enabled and that the radio is turned on by either a physical switch or a control panel a Right click the network icon in the system tray and from the pop up menu select Open Network and Sharing Center From the left panel select Change adapter settings Right click Wireless connection and choose Enable if it is disabled Check for a physical switch for the wireless radio and move it to the on position
32. mmediately The Productivity 2007 test is complete when the notebook has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running on battery power NO We executed the MobileMark Productivity 2007 test three times on the system and took the median battery life run as the representative score for that test Getting the MobileMark 2007 results After each MobileMark Productivity 2007 test completed we plugged the AC power adapter into the notebook and turned on the system MobileMark 2007 started automatically after the system booted analyzed the test scores and opened the Test Results Viewer with the results from the last test To submit these results to BAPCo we saved the test results directory by performing the following steps Browse to the C Program Files x86 BAPCo MobileMark 2007 results directory Select My Computer Select Local Disk C Select the Program Files directory Select the BAPCo directory Select the MobileMark2007 directory Select the results directory Note The name of the directory for the Productivity 2007 results is the name you gave the test in Step 3 of the MobileMark Productivity 2007 process SO Oi GOIN a Measuring surface temperatures with the thermal test This test measures the surface heat of key areas of the notebook computers after 2 hours of running benchmarks stress tests or a local MPEG4 file with a browser launched in the background The test requires a wireless Princip
33. o be no less than 60 nits Multimedia settings e When sharing media Prevent idling to sleep Battery e Critical battery action Shut down on battery Do nothing plugged in Low battery level 0 Critical battery level 0 Low battery notification Off Low battery action Do nothing ee MobileMark 2007 v 1 06 and configuring the system for testing aaron Turn off the wireless network adapter by using the external toggle switch Insert the MobileMark 2007 Install DVD in the notebook s DVD drive When the Autoplay appears click Run setup exe At the Welcome screen click Next Accept the license agreement and click Next Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of 12 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 6 Atthe Choose Destination Location screen accept the default location of C ProgramFiles x86 BapCo MobileMark 2007 and click Next 7 Atthe Ready to Install the Program screen click Install 8 Atthe InstallShield Wizard Complete screen click Finish 9 Download MobileMark 2007 Patch 5 from http Awww bapco com support saving the download to the desktop 10 Double click the MobileMark 20007 Patch 5 desktop icon 11 In the 7 Zip self extracting archive window select a location to extract the installation files and click Extract 12 Browse to the location of the extracted files and double click the MobileMark 2007 folder 13 Double click the MobileMa
34. ok with a FLIR i7 thermal imaging camera and measure the temperature of the palm rests touchpad keyboard fan outlet area and the underside surface with a surface temperature probe See Appendix B for details Power the computer off and allow it to return to room temperature Measuring surface temperature of the notebook after running Futuremark s 3DMark06 with a browser open This test requires a wireless network connection a browser and a Digi Watchport sensor to ensure a consistent ambient temperature between 24 C and 26 C ONOARWN gt Power the computer on Launch Internet Explorer and browse to www msn com Launch a second instance of Internet Explorer and browse to www yahoo com Launch 3DMark06 Click the Change button in the Settings section of the benchmark Select Loop all selected tests and click OK Allow the notebook to run 3DMarkO6 for 2 hours with both browser windows open After 2 hours take an image of the notebook with a FLIR i7 thermal imaging camera and measure the temperature of the palm rests touchpad keyboard fan outlet area and the underside surface with a surface temperature probe See Appendix B for details Power the computer off and allow it to return to room temperature Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc 16 Appendix A Complete test results Figure 14 presents th
35. ormance battery life and surface temperature of 3 Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 8 Underside surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks while running Prime95 Lower numbers are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 9 Surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks while running 3DMark06 Lower numbers are better Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG ASUS U45Jc Figure 10 Underside surface temperature results for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks while running 3DMark06 Lower numbers are better Principled Technologies Inc User experience Performance battery life and surface temperature of Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG vs ASUS U45Jc Figure 8 shows the underside surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while running Prime95 The Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG temperature was 36 5 degrees 11 9 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 6 degrees The ASUS U45uJc temperature was 39 6 degrees 14 9 degrees above the ambient temperature of 24 7 degrees Figure 9 shows the surface temperatures of the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc while running 3DMarkO6 For the Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG the ambient temperature in our labs was 24 7 degrees The Acer Aspire TimelinexX 4820T
36. rk2007_patch folder 14 Double click setup 15 At the Welcome screen click Next 16 At the Update Complete window click Finish 17 Run the BAPCo Auto configuration tool v 2 4 1 or manually set the power options a Insert the Auto configuration tool disc in the notebook s DVD drive b Double click BAPCo_AutoConfig bat c Type M to choose MobileMark 2007 d Type 3 to choose the changes that produce the best possible scores e Type R to restart the system when the application prompts you to do so 18 Adjust the screen brightness to no less than 60 nits a Click the Windows start button and type power options in the Windows Start Search box b Click Change plan settings c Click Change advanced power settings d Expand the Display option and change the Display brightness on battery and plugged in to the correct percentage that produces no less than 60 nits Note If you are unable to save these settings please see the Displaying Brightness section above 19 Disable automatic disk defragmentation a Click the Windows start button type disk defragmenter in the Windows Start Search box and press Enter b Click Configure Schedule c Uncheck the box next to Run on a schedule and click OK d Click Close 20 Disable System Protection a Click the Windows start button and type System in the Windows Start Search box In the search results that appear click System under the Control Panel heading b Click System Protection in the
37. sured the battery life of the systems U45Jc surface temperatures of key spots ranged using the BAPCo MobileMark 2007 v1 06 from 3 6 to 8 7 degrees above ambient Productivity 2007 test temperature while idle and from 1 7 to 14 9 degrees above ambient temperature while running We conducted a custom test using a thermal imaging Prime95 See Figures 3 4 7 and 8 camera and surface temperature probe to determine the surface temperature in Celsius of the notebook systems in key spots that affect the user s comfort while working on the system We tested the temperature of the systems while they were running four different workloads idle a video file a Prime95 and 3DMarkO6 Note that for all thermal tests we ran two Internet Explorer browser windows one open to the MSN homepage and one open to the Yahoo homepage in the background As Figure 1 shows the Acer Aspire Timelinex 4820TG notebook produced the following median scores a PCMark Vantage score of 5 798 2 0 percent m Acer faster than the ASUS U45Jc Aspire notebook s score of 5 687 a 3DMark06 Timelinex score of 7 498 120 5 percent faster 4820TG than the ASUS U45Jc notebook s score of 3 401 and a 3DMark Vantage score of 3 466 236 2 percent faster than the ASUS U45Jc notebook s score of 1 031 Figure 1 Performance scores for the Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820TG and ASUS U45Jc notebooks Higher scores are better During all thermal test
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