Pros
- Plenty of free space inside for upgrades
- Category-leading speed
Cons
- Poor storage capacity
At A Glance
Sandy Bridge arrives on our mainstream-PC chart with a flourish as Micro Express’s MicroFlex 25B mops the floor with the competition--for now.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Intel Core i5 |
| Processor speed | 4.4 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.144 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4096.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | ATI Radeon HD |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 300.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 10000 RPM |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SD/MMC Card | 1 |
| Ethernet Type | Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Available Interfaces |
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| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
| SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) | 1 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| SD card | Yes |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| XD picture card | 1 |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Case | |
| Chassis style | Tower (Midsize) |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 188 |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 114 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 295 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 122 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | 133 |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 207 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 254 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 156 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 116 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 237 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 140 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 321.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 248.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1920x1200 | 206.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 2560x1600 | 132 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 208.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 193.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1920x1200 | 174.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 2560x1600 | 112.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
