Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Intel Core i3 530 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620 Bnchmarks Test/ Review

New war ! Intel Core i3 530 (2.93Ghz) vs AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6Ghz) Performance Test Benchmarks

Lets begin with the Features and specifications of each CPU :


Intel Core i3

Intel Core i3 was announced on June 18, 2009 to be the name 
of a future Intel Core processor family and later confirmed by Intel as the 'entry-level' processor in the revamped Core line-up.


This will position the Core i3 as the junior processor in a 'good-better-best' scenario, beneath the mid-range mainstream Core i5, the more powerful high-end Core i7, and the top-shelf six core Core i9 processor.


Core i3 was supposed to be released in Q1 2010, but was rescheduled for a Q4 2009 launch.

Features:
The Clarkdale-based Core i3 has an integrated GPU - an improved equivalent of the integrated graphics found in Intel’s current G45 chipset. It is a hybrid 32 nm/45 nm multi-chip package using the 32 nm CPU core and the 45 nm technology for the memory controller and GPU.

Intel Core i3 530 Specifications:
Model           Cores/ Threads Clock (GHz) Turbo-boost Cache (MB) QPI (GT/s) Socket (LGA) Price ($) Price (£)
Core i3-540  2/4  3.06  No  4  n/a  1156  139 85
Core i3-530  2/4  2.93  No  4  n/a  1156  119 73


AMD Athlon II X4 620

Prepare yourself for a new personal computing experience with the Athlon II X4 620. Save time and accomplish more with multi-core processing that makes multitasking quick and simple. The Athlon II X4 features the next-generation AMD Direct Connect Architecture for a fast, responsive PC. This processor is also optimized to take advantage of the power management features in Windows 7 using AMD PowerNow! 3.0 Technology.


Energy efficiency is important to AMD, allowing you to enjoy a cool, quiet PC while saving energy and reducing heat, noise and the effect of your computer on the environment. Energy efficiency innovations include Cool’n’Quiet, AMD CoolCore and AMD Smart fetch. These technologies reduce power consumption and processor activity. You’ll experience up to 50% energy efficiency over previous AMD Athlon II processors.


AMD Athlon II processors also offer support for Virtualization Technology. You can run virtual environments on one system with ease, allowing you to use legacy programs on a separate operating system. Also providing 64-bit support, this processor can handle the most demanding programs with ease. Add the convenience and power of multi-core processing and enjoy the benefits of energy efficiency with an AMD Athlon II X4 620 today!


AMD Athlon II X4 620 Specifications



ProcessorAMD Athlon™ II X4
Model620
OPN TrayADX620WFK42GI
OPN PIBADX620WFGIBOX
Operating Mode 32 BitYes
Operating Mode 64 BitYes
RevisionC2
Core Speed (MHz)2600
Voltages0.925-1.425V
Max Temps (C)71
Wattage95 W
VirtualizationYes
L1 Cache Size (KB)128
L1 Cache Count4
L2 Cache Size (KB)512
L2 Cache Count4
L3 Cache Size (KB)
CMOS45nm SOI
SocketAM3
AMD Business ClassNo
Black EditionNo


Core i3 530 vs Athlon II X4 620 Performance  Benchmark Test
by inpai.com.cn

PC Mark Vantage 64Bit Test


CineBench R10 64bit test

Crysis FPS Game performance Test :


So if you are a Gamer Core i3 530 is the best choice if not, you have the choice!
 
pconline.com overall Benchmark Test:

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Intel prepares Pentium dual-core E5500 (Specifications & price)

Intel prepares to announce yet another Pentium dual-core CPU and this time it plans to brand it E5500. This is an evolutionary step from Pentium dual-core E5400 clocked at 2.7GHz as this new E5500 works only 100MHz faster.
So it's clocked at 2.8GHz has an 800MHz FSB, 2MB of cache, naturally two cores and 65W TDP. Intel has one fairly similar product called E6300 and this CPU has the same 2.8GHz frequency and the only real difference is that E6300 supports FSB1066.

This CPU should probably show up in early Q2 to replace the E5400 and once it launches it should be selling for $74 wholesale price. 

 

Monday, December 21, 2009

Realtek High Definition HD Audio Driver sound R2.39 Download

This is the official driver package for Realtek HD Audio Solutions. It includes all driver files, and the control center for Realtek HD-Audio devices for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 . 

The package includes the 32 and the 64 Bit binaries. Realtek HD Audio Driver is supporting all of Realtek HD Audio Codec in Vista/Windows 7/WinXP/Win2000/Win2003 : ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC888, ALC889, ALC861VD, ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC260, ALC262,ALC267, ALC268, ALC269, ALC272, ALC273, ALC887.













Sunday, December 20, 2009

Bluetooth V4.0 Specifications & details out

The transfer rate offered by Bluetooth 4.0 will be around 1Mbps, and it will transmit data at 2.4Ghz frequency, also the new standard is more environment friendly than the precedent version with a lower power consumption and full AES-128 encryption using CCM for more secured data transfer with single mode chip and dual mode chip can be integrated into an old bluetooth controller.
Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of Bluetooth SIG said “With today’s announcement the race is on for product designers to be the first to market. Bluetooth low energy modules for all sorts of new products may now be qualified – this is an important step towards our goal of enabling new markets with Bluetooth wireless technology. For example, the Continua Health Alliance has already selected Bluetooth low energy technology as a transport for the next version of its guidelines.”
Bluetooth 4.0 will see the implementation of bluetooth technology in many fields which we have not even imagined until now like Medical, Healthcare, Sports and Fitness etc. 
“Today’s news from the Bluetooth SIG is an exciting step forward for technology in mobile health and wellness devices,” said Rick Cnossen, president and board chair, Continua Health Alliance. “Our selection ofBluetooth low energy for the Continua Version Two Design Guidelines extends exciting new capabilities to manufacturers and consumers alike, as well as enabling additional use cases within the Continua ecosystem.”

Currently the only smartphone that support Bluetooth 4.0 standard is the Apple Iphone 4S and many other devices that already use the Bluetooth 4.0 and more devices to come for different domains so we think this new standard will more and more spread into our markets.

The new technology may be used on different case such as wireless payment system and new active 3D glasses that require high data bandwidth line, also this will help for medical hardware such as heart rate straps (check out the World's first production-ready Bluetooth low energy heart-rate belt), and blood glucose monitors, and many low power devices and high performance hungry devices.
World's first production-ready Bluetooth low energy heart-rate belt

Saturday, December 19, 2009

DELL Vostro 1015 wireless Windows XP Driver (laptop Problem &Solution)

Ive spent 2 Days searching for the Broadcom Wireless LAN card driver for my DELL Vostro 1015 but I cant find the compatible driver with my laptop.

From the DELL support website I can get all the windows xp drivers but somehow the Wireless card driver there doesn't seems to work with my laptop, strange heh, but finally I can get it to work after some researches using the driver device id, and so I want to share it with you guys, just share the good for the good ;) .



Some hardware info about the DELL Vostro 1015:
Processors
Up to Intel®  CoreTM 2 Duo Mobile or Celeron®
  Memory
DDR2, 800MHz, Two slots up to 4GB
  Chipset
Intel® 45 Express chipset
  Graphics
Mobile Intel®  Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD
  Display
15.6" HD with Anti-Glare, HD with TrueLifeTM
  Primary Storage
5400RPM up to 320GB
  Optical Drives
8X DVD+/-RW, Or no optical
  Multimedia
1 speaker
Integrated 2.0 MP camera with digital microphone (optional)
  Power
4-cell, 6-cell Lithium Ion
  Connectivity
Wireless LAN — 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth®
Integrated Wired — Gigabit Ethernet network standard; Internal Modem
  Ports, Slots & Chassis
Network connector (RJ45) RJ11
1394, VGA
(4) USB 2.0
AC adapter connector
Headphone jack
Microphone jack
Audio jack
5-in-1 card reader
34 mm ExpressCard slot
Dimensions & Weight:
Width: 14.8" / 376mm
Height: 1.0-1.5" / 26.5-36.8mm
Depth: 9.8" / 247.9
Starting weight: 2.16 kg with 4-cell battery and no optical drive.



How to install Wireless driver:
  1. Just download and extract the .zip file (1042383891.zip). 
  2. Don't forget to activate the Wifi first.(if you have problems please leave a comment).
  3. Then use manual method to install the driver from the device manager (right click on my computer -> manage -> task manager) and right click on the yellow unknown device, update the driver from the extracted folder, thats it.



For Windows 7 the driver is here :
Download

Friday, December 4, 2009

Download SkyStar 2 DVB TV PCI card Driver 4.5.1 Windows 7

TechniSat release a new driver that work with Windows 7 OS V 4.5.1, the new driver bring more fixes and enhencements , if you have problems installing your old SkyStar 2 DVB TV PCI card on Windows 7 , just try this driver .


Improvements:
  • General improvement of software stability
  • Added support for Windows 7 (RTM)
  • This download package contains the actual DVBViewer TE2
  • This download package contains the actual standard decoder pack (v 1.5.0.1) from Mainconcept

If the driver fail , try installing the driver manually from the windows device manager , and search the driver inside the driver folder you downloaded .
if any problem , just leave a comment.


Update: for those who are getting errors after installing the Skystar 2 driver with yellow mark on device, please refer to our SkyStar 2 driver error problem fix Windows 7.

Download the Driver:
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