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Principled Technologies, Inc.: Performance on Microsoft Windows
Vista of Intel vPro technology-based and AMD processor-based PCs
in common business scenarios
Dual-monitor Windows Vista Aero scenario: Viewing a slideshow while a video plays
This scenario utilizes two monitors to view a slideshow of 50 digital photographs on one monitor and play an HD
video on the other. The results we present indicate whether the slideshow transitions were smooth or choppy and
whether each system had any problem playing the HD video. This test illustrates the ability of the Intel vPro
technology-based PC to deliver a smoother user dual-monitor experience.
As Figure 11 shows, the Intel vPro technology-based PC with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6700 was able to
handle the slide transitions smoothly and play the HD video with no problems. By contrast, on the AMD Athlon 64
X2 5200+ processor-based PC the transitions between all of the 50 slides were not fluid. Instead, the slides
paused for a fraction of a second between each transition. The quality was clearly worse than that of the Intel
vPro technology-based PC with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor E6700.
In addition, the HD video playback also exhibited noticeable glitches on the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor-
based PC. Through most of the playback, video glitches, such as small rectangles of single colors, covered
approximately 40 percent of the screen. Few users would be willing to tolerate these video glitches for more than
a few seconds.
These differences represent significant improvements in how a user would experience the Windows Vista user
interface in the increasingly common dual-monitor setup.
PERFORMANCE RESULTS
(subjective)
TASKS
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ processor
on ASUS M2NBP-VM CSM
Intel vPro with Core 2 Duo processor E6700
on Intel DQ965GF
Task: Viewing a
slideshow
Choppy - The system paused between
each slide transition.
Smooth (no problems)
Task: Playing a
video
Poor video quality - Obvious video
errors covered approximately 40
percent of the screen during most of the
test.
Smooth (no problems)
Figure 11: Results for the Dual-monitor Vista Aero scenario for both test systems. The results reflect the
assessments of the testers.
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