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Intel Chipset Shootout! 945GM vs. 915GM - TechAmok
Intel Chipset Shootout! 945GM vs. 915GM - [hardware] 05:14 AM EDT - Apr,25 2006 - post a comment Intel's dual core Napa (Centrino Duo) platform features the 945GM chipset,
the first chipset with integrated graphics for Core Duo mobile CPUs.
THG used two Asus W5 laptops to compare the 945GM and the older Sonoma
(Centrino) platform's 915GM to see if the former is really faster and more
energy efficient.
As our Asus W5F tests show, Intel's dual-core platform based on the 945GM
chipset delivers noticeably higher performance compared to its predecessor.
The integrated graphics core in the 945GM, the 950GMA, offers as much as 100%
more 3D performance than the preceding 915GM chipset with the GMA900 graphics
core. But when compared to inexpensive, entry-level dedicated graphics solutions
from ATI and Nvidia, the Intel offering lags behind in 3D performance. That
probably explains why Intel positions the 945GM chipset in combination with the
dual-core processors of its Core Duo family for business notebook applications.
It is also important to recognize that this new processing and chipset
technology costs only 10% more than older single-core CPU systems based on the
Pentium M processor and the 915GM chipset. For productivity applications such as
MS Word, Excel and Outlook, the added expense of a dual-core system, however,
cannot be justified despite the marginal cost difference. Only those who run
virus scans continuously in the background, and who regularly use multiple
system services and more resource-intensive applications such as video editing
or 3D rendering, are likely to appreciate the dual-core benefits. In other
words, ordinary office users may not benefit from a dual-core system, but
heavy-duty power users surely will.
When it comes to battery lifetime, the new Intel Core Duo platform represents a
definite step ahead of its predecessors - as long as you don't use its wireless
network features too much. The extra battery life afforded by the Asus laptop
with the Centrino Duo platform drops to a mere 20 minutes, compared to nearly an
hour for DVD playback, when the wireless antenna is activated and a connection
is established.
So would we recommend that you buy a Core Duo notebook with a 945GM chipset?
Until Microsoft resolves the power consumption problems with USB-2.0 device
connectivity, we have reservations. This explains our prevailing attitude
toward an "old" Centrino and Pentium M system, which does the job well when it
comes to handling everyday business-computing needs. A virus scan doesn't run
any faster on the dual-core system either, because the limiting factor there is
hard disk performance, not CPU limitations. We cannot even get too excited about
the possibility of some revolutionary, multi-tasking computing experiences with
yet-to-be released software applications that a dual-core CPU can accommodate.
However, immediate benefits are at hand by being able to switch around among
different office applications while running a virus scan in the background, all
without noticeable pauses in system activity or input delays.
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