Pros

  • Great performance and small footprint

Cons

  • Cramped internally; lacks upgradability

At A Glance

Compact box-shaped model turned in great performance but offers little expansion room in its cramped interior.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number MBOX420068X
Inventory Number 25093
Processor
Processor type Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Processor speed 2200.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1024.0 MB
Display
Included monitor No
Display size 19.0 inches
Monitor model number Avidav M1931
Display type LCD
Graphics
Primary Graphics Chipset EVGA e-GeForce 7600GS
Video Bus PCI Express
Video Memory Type DDR3
Storage
Raid type RAID 0
Drive size 320.0 GB
Other storage Four-in-one media-card reader
Expansion slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 0.0
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0
Number of PCI slots 2.0
Number of PCI-Express Slots 2.0
Green
Energy Star compliant 0.0
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Speed 4.0
Optical Drive Type DVD+R DL/DVD±RW
Included Drives 2
Included Software
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home
Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Four-in-one media card reader or Four-in-one media-card reader 1
Available Interfaces
  • FireWire Port (front)
  • FireWire Port (rear)
  • Parallel - 25 pin D-shell (IEEE 1284A)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
Slots 3
Parallel Port Yes
Case
Chassis style Compact
Internal Drive Bays 2
External Drive Bays 3

Performance

Overall Rating
World Bench 5 Score 110
World Bench 5 Word Score Good
Office Productivity
Mozilla 397
Multitasking 465
WinZip 342
Microsoft Office XP 530
Content Creation
ACD Systems ACDSee 505
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 301
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 264
Adobe Photoshop 333
Windows Media Encoder 287
Adobe Premiere 350
Roxio VideoWave 265
Ahead Nero 323
Musicmatch Jukebox 485
Gaming
Overall Graphics Score Very Good
Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 38.23  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 47.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 78.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 86.93  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 48.74  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 75.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 94.54  Frames per second (higher is better)
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 109.24  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 99.17  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 99.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 129.5  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 289.84  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 346.01  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 359.1  Frames per second (higher is better)