Dell Inspiron Duo Hybrid Tablet / Netbook Review
Futuremark 3DMark 06 & PCMark Vantage
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The Futuremark 3DMark06 CPU benchmark consists of tests that use the CPU to render 3D scenes, rather than the GPU. It runs several threads simultaneously and is designed to utilize multiple processor cores.
It's sort of unfair to compare the 3DMark06 scores here, but we ran this test just to give you some numbers to glance over. Dell never intended for this machine to be a graphical powerhouse, and it's definitely not. Atom's integrated graphics core is powerful enough to play back HD multi-media, but that's it. Gaming is pretty much out of the question.
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Dell Inspiron Duo 3DMark 06 Score
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We ran the system through Futuremark’s latest system performance metric PCMark Vantage as well. This benchmark suite creates a host of different usage scenarios to simulate different types of workloads including High Definition video and movie playback and manipulation, gaming, image editing and manipulation, music compression, communications, and productivity. We like the fact that most of the tests are multi-threaded as well, in order to exploit the additional resources offered by multi-core processors.
The scores here are in the same class with some other netbooks, but clearly show that the Inspiron Duo is not a processing powerhouse. The numbers show that the machine is plenty capable of handling everyday computing duties, but it won't be a speed demon when it comes to completing them.
