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Old 09-27-2007, 05:35 PM
Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by Phronetix
But the real comparison is with the baseline of 9% lost in the 4 GB of RAM The 1 GB of RAM used 1/9 less power or 8/9 of the power used by the 4GB, an 11% difference in power use. This indicates a potentially significant difference in power usage and battery life.
True. The only reason I was trying to "rush" this test is because you want to buy the Dell RAM off me, but if you're willing to wait a while longer, I'll happily re-do this test with longer timeframes. :wink:

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Originally Posted by Phronetix
The other reason is that it is only one trial, and as such, is either 100% right or 100% wrong. So, statistically it doesn't matter... the reaults are not significant.
I've done a lot of benchmarking over the years, and have found computers to be remarkably consistent - they do not vary much with multiple tests. But if it's the only way you'll believe the test was "real" I'll do each one more than once.
 
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