Pros

  • Plethora of connectivity options
  • Attractive (though not terribly creative) case

Cons

  • Unimpressive performance

Bottom Line

The Giada DN2301 is ultimately relying on its small chassis to sell, but competition in the compact-PC category is tough.

Performance

Overall Rating
WorldBench 6 Score 76
Office Productivity
Web Browsing 375  seconds (lower is better)
Office Suite Use 417  seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking 507
File Compression 318  seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation
CPU Graphics Rendering 880  seconds (lower is better)
DVD Burning 376  seconds (lower is better)
Image Editing 623  seconds (lower is better)
GPU Graphics Rendering 528  seconds (lower is better)
Video Encoding 365  seconds (lower is better)
Video Editing 287  seconds (lower is better)
Gaming
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 39.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 32.9  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 17.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 18.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 14.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 8.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 21.3  Frames per second (higher is better)
Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 9.8  Frames per second (higher is better)

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