Test Methodology
Comparison Laptops |
| System Name |
MSI GS60 2PC-005UK |
PC Specialist Vortex GT |
| CPU |
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ up to 3.4GHz |
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ up to 3.5GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 8 |
4 / 8 |
| CPU TDP |
47W |
47W |
| Memory |
8GB DDR3 (1x8GB) |
8GB DDR3 (1x8GB) |
| Memory Speed |
1,600MHz at 11-11-11-28-1T |
1,600MHz at 9-9-9-27-1T |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel HD 4600 |
Intel HD 4600 |
| Dedicated GPU |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 860M 2GB |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M 6GB |
| Display |
15.6in SDC324C Full-HD LCD (1,920x1,080) |
15.6in CMN15B1 Full-HD LCD (1,920x1,080) |
| Battery |
52.89Wh Lithium Polymer |
76.96Wh Lithium Ion |
| Wireless |
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 |
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 |
| Network |
Killer E2200 Gigabit Ethernet |
Realtek Gigabit Ethernet |
| Primary Storage |
128GB Toshiba THNSNH128G8NT M.2 SSD |
120GB Kingston HyperX 3K 2.5in SSD |
| Secondary Storage |
1TB HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5in HDD |
1TB Seagate Laptop 2.5in SSHD |
| Optical Drive |
- |
- |
| Power Supply |
150W External |
180W External |
| Operating System |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-bit |
| Dimensions |
390mm x 266mm x 19.95mm |
376mm x 256mm x 35-43mm |
| Weight |
1.96kg |
3.20kg |
| Standard Warranty |
Two years |
Three years |
| Approx. System Cost |
£1,150 |
£999 |
CPU Benchmarks |
| HEXUS PiFast |
Our number-crunching PiFast test is used to benchmark the computational power of each system's CPU. |
| Cinebench |
Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses as many cores as possible. |
| HandBrake |
Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores. |
Memory and Storage Benchmarks |
| AIDA64 |
Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency. |
| CrystalDiskMark |
Popular free-to-use storage benchmark, used to gauge sequential performance and aggregated 4K QD32 speeds. |
System and Gaming Benchmarks |
| PCMark 8 |
System-wide examination that uses the Home preset, run with OpenCL acceleration. |
| 3DMark |
DX11, run at the Firestrike default test. |
| Aliens vs. Predator |
1,920x1,080 resolution, 2xAA, 4xAF, medium quality. |
Miscellaneous Benchmarks |
| Power Consumption |
Noted for system idling, under HandBrake video-transcoding load, and for GPU playing Aliens vs. Predator. |
| Temperature |
Noted for CPU idling, under HandBrake video-transcoding load, and for GPU playing Aliens vs. Predator. |
Notes
Our new benchmark suite for PC systems has been migrated to laptop computers. The first two tested using the new suite are the MSI GS60 2PC Ghost and the PC Specialist Vortex GT. Note that benchmark results can now be directly compared against an array of desktop systems.
