Pros
- Excellent performance for the price
- Quite expandable
Cons
- Documentation could be more detailed
At A Glance
The MicroFlex 82B has limited storage, but provides plenty of horsepower without draining your savings.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
| Processor speed | 3000.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 2048.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 17.0 inches |
| Monitor model number | Samsung 740BX |
| Display type | LCD |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce 8800GT |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Video Memory Type | DDR2 |
| Storage | |
| Raid type | none |
| Drive size | 250.0 GB |
| Expansion slots | |
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 0.0 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI slots | 3.0 |
| Number of PCI-Express Slots | 4.0 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Speed | 8.0 |
| Optical Drive Type | DVD±RW |
| Included Drives | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32 bit) |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| Available Interfaces |
|
| Slots | 6 |
| Parallel Port | Yes |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
| Internal Drive Bays | 3 |
| External Drive Bays | 5 |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 117 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Superior |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 186 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 334 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 202 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 350 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 313 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 524 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 184 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 403 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 191 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 233 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Good |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 153.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 169.13 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 187.27 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 189.63 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 201.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 222.77 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 226.36 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 242.02 Frames per second (higher is better) |
