Test setup

Regarding our notebook reviews we use a practical approach. To get a detailed impresson of the device the tester uses it to work with. In case of gaming notebooks it replaces the testers gaming PC during the time of the test. These methods allow us to provide detailed user experience to you.
Regarding performance benchmarks - which are listed below - we don't go very deep. What we do, is that we use benchmarking software which over the years have established as standards for reviewing purposes. Furthermore the specific game benchmarks give insight to the playability of recent games.

Benchmarking Suite

• Futuremark PCMark 7
  • Total Score
    • Video playback and transcoding / Video playback Score
    • Video playback and transcoding / Video transcoding - downscaling  Score
    • System storage - gaming / System storage - gaming Score
    • Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9 Score
    • Image manipulation / Image manipulation Score
    • System storage - importing pictures / System storage - importing pictures Score
    • Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing Score
    • Web browsing and decrypting / Data decrypting Score
    • System storage - Windows Defender / System storage - Windows Defender Score
• Cinebench
  • 1 Core
  • Multicore
• WinRAR
  • Benchmarktest
• Futuremark
• Battery Life
  • Load
  • WLAN and Browser
  • Idle
• Noise Level
  • Load
  • Idle
• Temperature
  • Load

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 8 - Web browsing / Data decryption / Windows Defender
Page 2 - Preview	Page 9 - Cinebench / WinRAR
Page 3 - Specifications / Chassis	Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 / Unigine Heaven
Page 4 - Display / Keyboard	Page 10 - Battery Eater / Power Consumption
Page 5 - Test Setup	Page 11 - Noise Level / Temperature
Page 6 - Video Playback / Downscaling Transcoding / Storage	Page 12 - Conclusion
Page 7 - DirectX 9 / Image Manipulation / Importing Pictures

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