The BIOS
The BIOS is very simple to use and setup. There are no overclocking options, but wouldn’t want it anyway (not recommended for such a compact unit, as there’s lack of extra cooling). For our tests, we just left everything on AUTO.
Benchmarks (Part 1)
I’ll let all the numbers do the talking …
PCMark 10 – Default Test
PCMark 10 is the latest in our series of industry standard PC benchmarks. Updated for Windows 10 with new and improved workloads, PCMark 10 is also faster and easier to use. PCMark 10 features a comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. With express, extended, and custom run options to suit your needs, PCMark 10 is the complete PC benchmark for the modern office and an ideal choice for organizations that buy PCs in high volumes.
PassMark 9 – Default Test
Fast, easy to use, PC speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using a variety of different speed tests and compare the results to other computers.
CrystalMark Disk Benchmark (1G)
AIDA64 Memory Test
AIDA64 GPGPU Benchmarks
Cinebench R15
CINEBENCH is a real-world cross platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s performance capabilities. CINEBENCH is based on MAXON’s award-winning animation software Cinema 4D, which is used extensively by studios and production houses worldwide for 3D content creation. MAXON software has been used in blockbuster movies such as Iron Man 3, Oblivion, Life of Pi or Prometheus and many more. CINEBENCH is the perfect tool to compare CPU and graphics performance across various systems and platforms (Windows and OS X).
