Product Listing

Preview - HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook

By Vincent Chang - 3 Jun 2007

Performance Benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Trying to find equivalent notebooks of its caliber to compare against turned out to be quite the task. In the end, we had to resort to using some numbers from our previous review of the Dell XPS M2010, since both are competing in the same 20.1-inch arena. Naturally, the newer HP came with better specifications for almost all the components. Then, there is also the difference in OS, with the Dell running Windows XP SP2 while the HP uses Windows Vista. Hence, these benchmark figures should be taken as a rough guide instead. We also managed to include a Santa Rosa notebook in the form of a brand new 17-inch Toshiba Qosmio G40-P730 but this too is an engineering sample. However, it is running Windows Vista too, so its numbers should be more indicative. Below are the specifications for the notebooks featured in the benchmarks:

Comparison Table
Specifications/Notebook HP Pavilion HDX (Engineering Prototype) Toshiba G40-P730 (Engineering Prootype) Dell XPS M2010
Processor Core 2 Duo processor T7700 (2.4GHz) with 4MB L2 cache Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz, 4MB L2 Cache) Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16GHz) with 2MB L2 cache
Chipset Intel PM965 Intel PM965 Intel PM945
FSB 800MHz 800MHz 667MHz
Memory 2 x 1GB DDR2 2 x 2GB DDR2 2 x 1GB DDR2
HDD
  • 1 x Seagate 160GB SATA (ST9160821AS) - 5400RPM / 8MB Buffer
  • 1 x Toshiba 160GB SATA (Mk1637GSX) - 5400RPM / 8MB Buffer
2 x Fujitsu 200GB SATA (MHV2200BT) - 4200RPM / 8MB Buffer 2 x Hitachi 7K60 100GB SATA (HTS72101) - 7200RPM / 8MB Buffer
Video ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT ATI Mobility Radeon X1800

System Benchmarks

Not many mobile benchmarks work on Windows Vista at the moment, so we could only use PCMark05 as a general indicator. Overall, the HP Pavilion HDX topped our scores, with a significant lead over the Toshiba. As both notebooks use similar processors on the same platform and memory subsystem, it seems that the NVIDIA graphics on the Toshiba was the main reason why it fell behind in the overall system rating. Our scores reflect that, with the HP garnering only slight leads in the various subsections of the benchmark. This benchmark also showed the importance of having speedy hard drives as the 7200RPM drives on the Dell helped it to the top position for that category compared to its newer rivals.

Graphics Benchmarks

Here, we get a clearer picture of the difference in graphics performance between the two notebooks. No doubt, both are engineering samples, so the performance may not be ideal. Nevertheless, it does show a distinct advantage for the ATI chipset in the synthetic benchmarks though the frame rates for Quake 4 weren't that far apart. We'll have to wait till the final release versions of these notebooks to verify our current findings, but till then, it seems that ATI has an upper hand in the graphics department.

Join HWZ's Telegram channel here and catch all the latest tech news!
Our articles may contain affiliate links. If you buy through these links, we may earn a small commission.