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Intel’s New Graphics Drivers: Better Performance As Promised? Here Are The Benchmarks
Recently we covered the then-upcoming release of a new driver update for Intel’s Ivy Bridge integrated GPU, which promised performance gains and lowered power consumption. With the drivers now available for download, I decided to see if they were able to deliver.
Thunderbolt Vs USB 3.0: The Definitive Showdown
Thunderbolt has arrived on the PC after being exclusive to the Macintosh platform for more than a year. With its promise of 10Gb/s‑per‑channel throughput, what self-respecting power user wouldn’t opt for a Thunderbolt-based external backup solution? Well, before you get too excited, let’s compare T-bolt point-by-point with its natural competitor, USB 3.0. After all, there’s more to a technology than pure performance, as we found out.
New Mac Mini Teardown And Benchmarks: Ivy Bridge Kicks Ass
The folks at Mac Mini Vault have benchmarked and torn down the new Mac Minis. The Mac Mini’s $700, 2.5GHz Core i5 Ivy Bridge configuration racked up a Geekbench score of 7433 straight out of the box. That’s impressive considering last year’s i5 Mac Mini refresh has a standing average of 6323 on the Geekbench.
One Key Way The iPhone 5 Totally Destroys The Competition
We got hints from an early Geekbench result that the iPhone 5 was going to be flying. It seems that Apple has really has worked some magic, both with iOS 6 and its custom silicon to make the iPhone 5 absolutely blazing at crunching JavaScript. Browsing on the iPhone 5 is going to be lightning quick.
The Incredibly Detailed Art Of Benchmarking The Canon 5D Mark III
Every time a camera comes out, nerds keep a close watch on DxO Labs to see how the image sensor will measure up to others in the camera benchmarker’s battery of tests. DxO just released its ratings for the most anticipated camera in years: The Canon EOS 5D Mark III. CNET was there to document the whole process.
Ivy Bridge Benchmarks Show Integrated Graphics Might Not Suck (As Much)
We’ve been hearing for years that integrated graphics — meaning your computer doesn’t have its own, separate graphics card — won’t catch up to the beefier cards, but it’ll be good enough some day soon. Hasn’t happened yet. But these reported benchmarks of Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors from CPU World look pretty promising.
Under The Hood: Sandy Bridge-E Benchmarked
Intel’s new Sandy Bridge-E chip reigns supreme — and we have the charts to prove it. True performance enthusiasts have had a very difficult choice this past year. Go for maximum core and thread count using an older core microarchitecture, or cheap out and get almost the same (or better) performance in most apps and games using the mainstream Sandy Bridge chip.
