Sapphire Edge Mini PC Review

Testing:

To test the Sapphire Edge Mini PC, I will be running a series of synthetic and real-world benchmarks designed to push the hardware to its limits and provide detailed results. For comparison I'll be testing it against two system builder NVIDIA ION boards: The ASUS AT3IONT-I and the Zotac IONITX-P-E. All comparisons are made at stock speeds with no modifications to the hardware or software.

Testing Setup:

• Processor: Intel Atom D510 @ 1.66GHz
• Motherboard: N/A
• Memory: 2GB DDR2-800 SO-DIMM
• Video Card: Integrated NVIDIA ION Graphics Processor
• Power Supply: External 65W AC to DC Power Supply
• Hard Drive: 250GB 5400RPM SATA 2.5"
• Optical Drive: None
• OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit

Comparison:

• Comparison Board: ASUS AT3IONT-I Deluxe
• Comparison Board: Zotac IONITX-P-E

Benchmarks:

Real World:

• iTunes
• Winzip
• VLC

Scientific & Data:

• Apophysis
• Geekbench
• Bibble 5
• PCMark Vantage Professional
• Sandra 2010
• ScienceMark 
• Cinebench
• HD Tune