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    T400 Windows Experience Index

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by M3Coupe, Aug 31, 2008.

  1. M3Coupe

    M3Coupe Notebook Enthusiast

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    For any new T400 w/ discrete graphics owners out there, could you list your specs and post a screenshot of your WEI with the laptop in discrete grapics mode? Thanks.
     
    M3Coupe, Aug 31, 2008
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  2. sefk

    sefk Notebook Consultant

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    oO
    Why do you need it? WEI is a very inaccurate benchmark (even less accurate than 3dmark...).
     
    sefk, Aug 31, 2008
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  3. Paul386

    Paul386 Notebook Evangelist

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    Windows Experience Index is a fairly good benchmark. I don't know what you are talking about sefk? It isn't going to tell you (and isn't meant to) how well your game will play Crysis, but rather how your Windows Vista experience will be.
     
    Paul386, Sep 1, 2008
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  4. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    WEI is accurate when your score is good, and it's inaccurate when your score is not good. :D
     
    stewie, Sep 1, 2008
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  5. ThunderRiver

    ThunderRiver Notebook Consultant

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    stewie, wow, right to the point!
    I certainly felt that way when the WEI ranked Intel GMA 950 better than nVidia Geforce Go 7200. It is still the case.. how can integrate beat discrete? Beats me.
     
    ThunderRiver, Sep 1, 2008
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    Meemat Notebook Evangelist

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    Ha, it's just a Go 7200, which is barely better than being an integrated card, don't expect any decent gaming from it ;)
     
    Meemat, Sep 1, 2008
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  7. Paul386

    Paul386 Notebook Evangelist

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    Discrete graphics are not guaranteed to be faster than integrated. In fact, I suspect you'll see Intel's latest X4500HD beating quite a few low end dedicated cards.
     
    Paul386, Sep 1, 2008
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  8. wesmain

    wesmain Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, so here are the numbers from my new t400, t9600, discreet graphics, 2gb, 250gb 5400rpm.

    Processor: 5.5
    Memory: 5.9
    Graphics: 4.6
    Gaming graphics: 4.7
    Primary hard disk: 5.3

    Hope this helps.
     
    wesmain, Sep 3, 2008
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  9. Lew

    Lew Notebook Deity

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    For what it's worth, slightly different config:
    T400 P8600, discrete, 3GB, 2550gb 7200rpm (WD Scorpio Black from Newegg):

    Processor: 5.3
    Memory: 5.9
    Graphics: 4.7
    Gaming graphics: 4.7
    Primary hard disk: 5.5

    Switching to Integrated graphics results in this change:
    Graphics: 4.1
    Gaming graphics: 3.8
     
    Lew, Sep 3, 2008
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