MSI EX-700X Notebook - Performance
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Well, there's not much to say on this subject...I'll let the pictures say it all. Yes, benchmarking shots!
Let's begin with the CPU. I ran the 1 MB SuperPi test tree times and registered the best. I also ran couple of tests for less than 1 MB if anyone's interested. The 33.593 score is acceptable, if not wonderful -- but for a laptop aimed at office work, it's admirable. Three years ago people were struggling to achieve sub-30 seconds with extreme overclocking and cooling measures (such as liquid nitrogen or phase change).
Next is the HDD. We all know that, since you can't fit one big mechanical hard drive into a laptop like the ones used in desktop computers, they must manage with the slower rotation speed of 5400. First I performed some tests with CrystalDiskMark 2.1. Let's not forget that there's an operating system already installed with everyday software and tools. So this is what you get in real life. I was not aiming to break some records. I will leave such thing to enthusiasts!
(The Operating System Partition)
(The Data Partition)
The results compared to similar HDDs are quite weak, but not if the competition is within the same price range. Finally, I ran some 3dMark tests. Here I want to illustrate the differences between the laptop's performance while it is functioning solely on its battery and while it is on AC power being drained from "real" AC plugs.
(With Battery)
(Adapter, CPU on 997 MHz)
(Adapter, CPU on 1677 MHz)
And a test with the FurMark, which shows similar results:
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