SUMMARY: In our latest article we examine the benefits of upgrading or increasing the amount of system memory in your notebook computer. We take a brand spankin' new Dell Inspiron XPS2 gaming notebook and increase the memory from 512MB to 2GB. We show you how to physically replace and add new memory and the performance differences between the memory sizes. If you've been considering upgrading your notebook memory, read on for the full scoop!
PCMark is a multipurpose benchmark, suited for benchmarking all kinds of PCs, from laptops to workstations, as well as across multiple Windows operating systems. This easy-to-use benchmark makes professional strength benchmarking software available even to novice users. PCMark consists of a series of tests that represent common tasks in home and office programs. PCMark also covers many additional areas outside the scope of other MadOnion.com benchmarks.
As expected, we see some increases in performance for 2GB under PCMark05. While only small improvements, we do start to see some improvements in the important areas.
