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VIA Nano Bests Intel Atom In Netbook Benchmarks

Posted by kdawson on from the still-too-slow dept.

Glib Piglet writes "ZDNet UK has a whole set of benchmarks comparing a 1.8 GHz Nano in VIA's Epia SN motherboard and a 1.6 GHz Atom in Intel's 'Little Falls' D945GCFL mobo. It's not good news for Chipzilla: 'As far as memory performance is concerned, the Nano is clearly superior in every test' and 'The VIA Nano emerges as the better processor for internet tasks. While the Atom needs 132.8 seconds to display simple HTML pages, the Nano does it in 70.1 seconds.' The Nano even outperforms Nehalem on one test. It's not all a win for VIA, though. The benchmark concludes that in some ways all netbooks, underpowered as they are, remain in the IT stone ages."

6 of 130 comments (clear)

  1. This just in... by stephentyrone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Processor with markedly higher power draw achieves superior benchmark results. News at 11.

  2. Clearly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They were using Windows Vista.

  3. Re:All but the important test by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently making up bullshit is interesting.

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  4. Re:First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because you'll get a chance to catch up on reading a book while your browsing the net.

  5. Re:All but the important test by AnarkiNet · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe its time for Folding@on-the-go.

  6. What browser are they using!! by vosester · · Score: 2, Funny

    "While the Atom needs 132.8 seconds to display simple HTML pages"

    Good to see IE8 coming out of beta