Samsung NC10 performance Review

Samsung NC10 performance Review






Samsung NC10 1.6-GHz Intel Atom CPU and 1GB of RAM, the NC10 performed better than our netbook standards. We couldn’t run our usual PCMark05 test on the system, but in our experience, the NC10 was able to handle our usual mobile tasks easily. Simultaneously conducting video calls over Skype and surfing the Web with multiple tabs open caused no performance lag.

The Intel 945GSE Express integrated graphics chip with 64MB of shared memory delivered a score of 603 in 3DMark03, which is 66 points higher than the category average but 136 points lower than the Eee PC 1000H. Nevertheless, we didn’t see any differences between the systems in usual graphics intensive activities, such as watching a downloaded video of Mad Men.

The NC10’s 5,400-rpm, 120GB hard drive booted Windows XP Home in a decent 45 seconds. (Note: The NC10 will be available with a 160GB drive in the U.S.) The LAPTOP Transfer test (copying a 4.97GB folder of mixed media) took 6 minutes and 50 seconds, or a rate of 12.4 MBps. Though it’s a decent speed for a netbook, the Lenovo S10 took only 4:53 (17.4 MBps) on the same test.