Asus A7J 17-inch Core Duo Notebook Review

CPU and Memory Performance

Now we will measure the performance of the CPU and memory using SiSoft Sandra 2005 SR3 and Everest Ultimate Edition 2006. These are low-level tests which do not replicate real-world results, but offer a good standard measurement to compare CPU and memory performance across platforms.

In the results below, pay particular attention to the differences between the A7J and the W5F – the A7J has an extra 512MB SODIMM and operates in dual-channel at 667MHz whereas the W5F uses just a single 512MB SODIMM at 533MHz.

Nothing really surprising in the results above, except the PhotoWorxx test in Everest FPU where the A7J beats the W5F by a large margin. Perhaps the PhotoWorxx is taking advantage of the extra RAM and/or the Radeon Mobility X1600. 

Thanks to the dual-channel memory configuration, the Asus A7J comes out in front of the W5F. Keep in mind that the final updated SKU for the A7J may only have a single 1GB SODIMM, in which case the differences in memory bandwidth (like above) will be less.