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Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology
Notebook PC Configuration and Data
 
January 2008
 

Intel® Centrino® processor technology Experience improved gaming with more realism and visual detail with 3D graphics features like Vertex Shader Model* 3.0 and Hardware Transform and Lighting*. Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator delivers Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium support with the highest level of Microsoft Windows Aero* experience.
 
Intel® Pentium® M processor Intel® Core™ Duo processor Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
  Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology
with Intel® Pentium® M processor 780 and Intel® 915GM Express Chipset		 Intel Centrino Processor Technology
with Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2700 and Intel® 945GM Express Chipset		 Intel Centrino Processor Technology
with Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T8100 and Intel® GM965 Express Chipset
Performance Results
(industry benchmark)		 Single-Core
90nm		 Dual-Core
65nm		 Dual-Core
45nm
3DMark*06¹
overall score

(% improvement)

59
(Baseline)

223
(+278%)

546
(+825%)

 
Notebook PC Configurations Used for Microsoft Windows Vista* Performance Measurements
Intel® Mobile System
 Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology
 Intel Centrino Processor Technology
 Intel Centrino Processor Technology
Processor name Intel® Pentium® M processor 780 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2700 Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T8100
Processor speed 2.26 GHz 2.33 GHz 2.60 GHz
Front side bus 533 MHz 667 MHz 800 MHz
Processor secondary cache 2MB Level 2 Cache 2MB Level 2 Cache 6MB Level 2 Cache
OEM laptop Sony VAIO* VGN-S93PSY (Modified) Sony VAIO* VGN-SZ-440 (Modified) Sony VAIO* VGN-SZ640 (Modified)
Chipset Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Mobile Intel GM965 Express Chipset
Wireless network card Intel® 2200BG with driver 9.1.0.104 Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG with driver 10.6.0.15 Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN with driver 11.1.0.110
Platform BIOS Phoenix Technologies* LTD V.R0091V0 Phoenix Technologies* LTD V.B0111N0 Pre-production Phoenix Technologies* LTD V.R0111S5
Intel® Turbo Memory Disabled Disabled Disabled
Intel® Turbo Memory driver Disabled Disabled Disabled
Memory size Infineon* 2x1GB PC2-3200S 3-3-3-8 Nanya* 2x1GB PC2-4200S 4-4-4-12 Quimonda* 2x1GB PC2-5300S 5-5-5-15
Chipset INF file Intel® INF 6.1.0 Intel INF 8.1.0 Intel INF 8.2.0
Hard disk Hitachi* HTS722020K9SA00 SATA 200GB 7200RPM Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00 SATA 200GB 7200RPM Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00 SATA 200GB 7200RPM
Microsoft Windows Vista* DirectX version DirectX* 10 DirectX 10 DirectX 10
Video controller Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel® GMA) 900 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel GMA) 950 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (Intel GMA) X3100
Video memory size/type 128MB Dynamic Video Memory Technology 256MB Dynamic Video Memory Technology 358MB Dynamic Video Memory Technology
Video driver revision
(DirectX 9 support only)		 6.14.10.4656 7.14.10.1329 7.14.10.1244
Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Build 6000, on NTFS Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Build 6000, on NTFS Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Build 6000, on NTFS
Graphics 1280x800 resolution, 32-bit color WXGA 1280x800 resolution, 32-bit color WXGA 1280x800 resolution, 32-bit color WXGA
Network card Intel® PRO/100 VE Marvell Yukon* 88E8036 Marvell Yukon 88E8055
Screen size 13.25" WXGA 13.25" WXGA 13.25" WXGA
Power management mode High performance High performance High performance

For more information on Intel® Processor Numbers, go to www.intel.com/products/processor_number/index.htm.

Performance is measured on pre-production BIOS for Sony VAIO* VGN-SZ640. Final benchmarks based on the final BIOS may vary from these results. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/.

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