98 MARCH2020|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE385
REVIEWS
SUMMARYOFTESTS
PCSYSTEMS&GAMINGLAPTOPS
Windows overall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speed when running
simultaneous applications
Dirt Showdown
(1080p)
Frames persecondat
1,920x1,080, 4xAA,
Ultra detail
Metro: Last Light
Redux (1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, SSAA,
Very High detail
LAPTOPS
Windows overall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Processor-intensive
multitasking test
Dirt Showdown
(720p)
Frames per second at
1,280x720, 4xAA,
High detail
Battery life Runtime in minutes for
continuous video playback
SMARTPHONES/TABLETS
Battery life Run time in minutes for
continuous video playback
PRINTERSANDMFPs
Mono text speed Pages per minutefor
correspondence-qualitytext
Mixed colour speed Pages perminutefor
presentable text and graphics
Mono page cost Running costs expressed as
pence per page
Colour page cost Running costs expressed as
pence per page
DIGITALCAMERAS
Battery life Number ofshots from
full charge
CAMCORDERS
Battery life Run time in minutes
forrecording
ROUTERS
Laptop 2.4GHz
5m
Mbit/s at 5m with 802.11ac
laptop on 2.4GHz band
Laptop 2.4GHz
1floor
Mbit/s 1floorupwith
802.11ac laptop on
2.4GHz band
Laptop 2.4GHz
2floors
Mbit/s 2floors up with
802.11ac laptop on
2.4GHz band
Laptop 5GHz
5m
Mbit/s at 5m with 802.11ac
laptop on 5GHz band
Laptop 5GHz
1floor
Mbit/s 1floorupwith
802.11ac laptop on 5GHz band
Laptop 5GHz
2floors
Mbit/s 2floors up with
802.11ac laptop on
5GHz band
NETWORK-ATTACHEDSTORAGE
Large files Average MB/s forread/write
of 100MB large files
Small files Average MB/s forread/write
of 100MB small files
HARDDISKS
Huge files Average MB/s forread/write
of asingle 2.5GB file
Large files Average MB/s forread/write
of 2.5GB of large files
Small files Average MB/s forread/write
of 2.5GB of small files
PROCESSORS
Windowsoverall Average speedacross
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speedwhen running
simultaneousapplications
Dirt Showdown
(720p)
Frames per secondat
1,280x720,4xAA,
Highdetail
MOTHERBOARDS
Windows overall Average speedacross
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speedwhen running
simultaneous applications
Dirt Showdown
(1080p)
Frames persecond at
1,920x1,080, 4xAA,
Ultra detail
Dirt Showdown
(720p)
Frames persecondat
1,280x720,4xAA,
High detail
GRAPHICSCARDS
Dirt Showdown
(1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, 4x MSAA,
Ultra detail
Tomb Raider Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, SSAA,
Ultra detail
Metro: Last Light
Redux
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, SSAA,
Very High detail
COMPUTERSHOPPER’SREVIEWSuse
some ofthe most exhaustive testing
procedures you’ll findinany PC
magazine.Every product is subjected to
qualitative and quantitative tests that
showhowit performs in practical use.
Graphs for performance,battery-life
scores and costs are used in theReviews
section, as shown on the right. Look in
the ‘Summary oftests’ table (below) for
details ofeach test we run.
ForPCs andlaptops, we evaluate
performance using our own custom
benchmarking suite.See oppositefor
adescription ofour benchmarking
software and game tests.
Aproduct hitting
the +100 per cent
mark performed
twice as well as our
reference
This line represents the performance of areference product in
each test. All graphs forcomponents and systems are relative
to our reference PC (see oppositefor specifications)
The actual scores in each test are
shown inside each bar
Normal speed
Mono costs
Colour costs
0% -50 Reference + 50 + 100
2.2p
6.7p
11ppm
Howwetest
Find out how wellproductsperformwith thehelp of
Computer Shopper’s comprehensive tests
Bigger is betterfor
all bars except the
red ones, which
show running costs
