Test System Specifications
ARCTIC MC101-A10
APU AMD A10-4600M APU (2.3GHz / 3.2GHz)
Memory Team Group 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs
Graphics AMD 7660G
HDD Western Digital 2.5" Scorpio Blue 5200RPM 1TB (500GB per platter)
Memory Team Group 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-12800 DDR3 SODIMMs
Graphics AMD 7660G
HDD Western Digital 2.5" Scorpio Blue 5200RPM 1TB (500GB per platter)
Custom PC – Intel Core i5 2500K, ASUS P8P67
CPU Intel Core i5 2500K (Quad-Core 3.3GHz)
Motherboards ASUS P8P67
Memory 4GB Kingston HyperX Genesis CL9 1600MHz
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14
Graphics ZOTAC GTX 460
HDD Samsung Spinpoint 500GB SATA 2
PSU OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
Motherboards ASUS P8P67
Memory 4GB Kingston HyperX Genesis CL9 1600MHz
CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14
Graphics ZOTAC GTX 460
HDD Samsung Spinpoint 500GB SATA 2
PSU OCZ Fatal1ty 750W
Comparative System Specs:
Benchmarks
The benchmarks chosen test CPU, GPU and overall system performance in a variety of conditions representing both synthetically generated maxima and real-world scenario's. Although the MC101-A10 is a very different beast from the three desktop systems previously tested, such analysis is useful in assessing how far beyond the comparatively modest aspirations of an HTPC the system can reach. The benchmarks chosen are:
Windows 7 Boot Time – Measured with digital stopclock
x264 HD 4.0 – 1st and 2nd pass encoding
CrystalDiskMark 3 – Sequential Read/Write
Cinebench 11.5 – CPU Score
AIDA64 – Cache benchmarks
SiSoftware SANDRA 2011 – CPU benchmarks
3DMark 11 – Performance and Extreme preset
Gaming – Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim (Average FPS)
CPU-Z is as yet unable to fully parse the mainboard specs of the MC101-A10, but we do know that is a variant of the A70M (Hudson M3) chipset, manufacturer unknown.
