84 DECEMBER 2019|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE 382
REVI EWS
SUMMARYOFTESTS
PCSYSTEMS&GAMINGLAPTOPS
Windowsoverall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speed when running
simultaneous applications
DirtShowdown
(1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, 4xAA,
Ultra detail
Metro:LastLight
Redux(1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, SSAA,
Very High detail
LAPTOPS
Windowsoverall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Processor-intensive
multitaskingtest
DirtShowdown
(720p)
Framespersecondat
1,280x720,4xAA,
Highdetail
Batterylife Runtimeinminutesfor
continuousvideoplayback
SMARTPHONES/TABLETS
Batterylife Runtimeinminutesfor
continuousvideoplayback
PRINTERSANDMFPs
Monotextspeed Pages per minutefor
correspondence-qualitytext
Mixedcolourspeed Pagesperminutefor
presentabletextandgraphics
Monopagecost Running costs expressed as
pence per page
Colourpagecost Running costs expressed as
pence per page
DIGITALCAMERAS
Batterylife Numberof shots from
full charge
CAMCORDERS
Batterylife Run time in minutes
forrecording
ROUTERS
Laptop2.4GHz
5m
Mbit/s at 5m with 802.11ac
laptop on 2.4GHz band
Laptop2.4GHz
1floor
Mbit/s 1floor up with
802.11ac laptop on
2.4GHz band
Laptop2.4GHz
2floors
Mbit/s 2floors up with
802.11ac laptop on
2.4GHz band
Laptop5GHz
5m
Mbit/s at 5m with 802.11ac
laptop on 5GHz band
Laptop5GHz
1floor
Mbit/s 1floor up with
802.11aclaptopon5GHzband
Laptop5GHz
2floors
Mbit/s 2floors up with
802.11ac laptop on
5GHz band
NETWORK-ATTACHEDSTORAGE
Largefiles Average MB/sforread/write
of 100MB large files
Smallfiles Average MB/sforread/write
of 100MB small files
HARDDISKS
Hugefiles Average MB/sforread/write
of asingle 2.5GB file
Largefiles Average MB/sforread/write
of 2.5GB of large files
Smallfiles Average MB/sforread/write
of 2.5GB of small files
PROCESSORS
Windowsoverall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speed when running
simultaneous applications
DirtShowdown
(720p)
Framespersecondat
1,280x720,4xAA,
Highdetail
MOTHERBOARDS
Windowsoverall Average speed across
numerous demanding tasks
Multitasking Speed when running
simultaneous applications
DirtShowdown
(1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, 4xAA,
Ultra detail
DirtShowdown
(720p)
Framespersecondat
1,280x720,4xAA,
Highdetail
GRAPHICSCARDS
DirtShowdown
(1080p)
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, 4x MSAA,
Ultra detail
TombRaider Framespersecondat
1,920x1,080,SSAA,
Ultra detail
Metro:LastLight
Redux
Frames per second at
1,920x1,080, SSAA,
Very High detail
COMPUTERSHOPPER’SREVIEWSuse
some oɋ tʗe most exʗaustivetesting
procedures you͙ll ɛnd in any P$
magazine.Every product is suǔʱectedto
̈́ualitative and ̈́uantitativetests tʗat
sʗow ʗow it perɋorms in practical use.
Grapʗsɋorperɋormance,ǔaΞery-liɋe
scores and costs are used in tʗeReviews
section, as sʗown on tʗe rigʗt.Ëook in
tʗe ͗Summaryoɋ tests͙ taǔle ̣ǔelow̧ɋor
details oɋ eacʗ test we run.
ForP$s and laptops, weevaluate
perɋormance using our own custom
ǔencʗmarking suite. See oppositeɋor
adescriptionoɋ our ǔencʗmarking
soɗware and gametests.
Aproduct hitting
the +100 per cent
mark performed
twice as well as our
reference
This line represents the performanceof areference product in
each test. All graphsforcomponents and systems are relative
to our re ference PC (see oppositefor specifications)
The actual scores in eachtest are
shown inside each bar
Normalspeed
Monocosts
Colourcosts
0% -50 Reference + 50 + 100
2.2p
6.7p
11ppm
Find outhow wellproductsperformwiththe he lp of
Computer Shopper’s comprehensivetests
Bigger is betterfor
all bars except the
red ones, which
show running costs
