Sony VAIO VGN-A160
August 18th, 2004 | by Ian Bell
Performance
The Sony VAIO VGN-A160 has a lot to offer in terms of compatibility, but just how fast is this system? Well keep in mind that even though this system is physically larger than Sony's others notebooks, its still Centrino based. This means that the Pentium M 1.5GHz processor is the same as the CPU used in Gateway's 200XL for example. The Gateway 200XL is an ultra-light computer that weighs just over two pounds compared to the A160's 8 lbs. In our 3DMark 2001 tests, the A160 outperformed the competition boasting a score of 7318 at 1024x768, 16-bit resolutions. This is because the A160 uses ATI's Radeon 9200 graphics adapter versus the Intel Extreme integrated graphics adapter found in other Centrino based systems. But when it came to CPU benchmarks, the A160 was stuck in there with the other notebooks scoring a CPU Arithmetic score of 4861. System Configurations: Sony VAIO VGN-A160 Gateway 200XL Gateway DS 450 XL
Windows XP Home; 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR
Windows XP Home; 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR
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