When the new machines were received, I checked out these features.
In summary, every one of the features that the machines were supposed
to have, performed with no hassle out of the box.
In the table below, the faster machine with the AMD G-T56N is identified
as Jacinth, and the one with the G-T40E is called Iris. However there is
a plan afoot to exchange the roles and names via a brain transplant, so in
future years don't be surprised if Jacinth has the G-T40E.
| Box
| Worked out of the box .
|
| Conf
| It needed editing a configuration file or running a
setup GUI.
|
| Add-On
| Needed additional or patched software: download it;
follow instructions to compile and/or install it; it works.
|
| Fiddle
| As with Add-On , but it required some workarounds
in the procedure, which might seem minor to an experienced user
but which might prevent a newbie from making it work.
|
| Hack
| So you call yourself a guru? This one will challenge
your skills. But this guru eventually got it working.
|
| Fail
| I wasn't able to get this one to work, at least so far.
|
| N.T.
| Not tested.
|
| *
| A prerequisite did not qualify for the Box or
Conf rating, but once that was set up, the listed component
worked with no further hassle.
|
| Item | | fit-PC3 Pro | fit-PC3 LP
|
|---|
| Does it boot at all?
| Box | Box
|
| | Yes, it boots the installer and the installed
kernel with no problems. This is OpenSuSE-11.4 and 13.1.
|
| Processor (by AMD)
| G-T56N | G-T40E
|
| | Cores (no hyperthread for AMD) | 2 | 2
|
| | Technology | K10, 65nm | K10, 65nm
|
| | Maximum clock speed | 1.65GHz | 1.0GHz
|
| | Minimum clock speed | 0.825GHz | 0.8GHz
|
| | Bogomips | 3300 | 2000
|
| | Jimc's benchmark (Mb/sec) | 38.0 | 26.9
|
| | MPEG-2 playback, CPU% | 46% | 58%
|
| Graphics: ATI/AMD Radeon …
| HD 6320 | HD 6250
|
| | Specifically the HDMI ports were used
on both machines; the monitors have 1920x1200px. Both
can perform MPEG-2 and H.264 encoded 1080p media with no problems:
adequate CPU reserve and no dropped frames. This relies on GPU decoding.
|
| Memory
| Box | Box
|
| | Memory parameters reported by memtest86+ and /proc/meminfo:
|
| | L1 Cache size | 32Kb | 32Kb
|
| | L1 Cache speed (Mb/sec) | 17010 | 10309
|
| | L2 Cache size (per core?) | 512Kb | 512Kb
|
| | L2 Cache speed (Mb/sec | 6203 | 3759
|
| | Total RAM | 4Gb | 4Gb
|
| | Main RAM speed (Mb/sec) | 2879 | 2036
|
| | Video RAM reservation | 512Mb | 512Mb
|
| Disc
| Box | Box
|
| |
- On Jacinth: Seagate
Momentus 2.5in
500Gb 7200RPM SATA, model ST9500423AS.
- On Iris: Seagate
Momentus 1 TB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 8 MB
Cache 2.5-Inch Internal Notebook Hard Drive, model STBD1000100.
|
| LAN
| Box | Box
|
| | Realtek RTL8168 gigabit
ethernet (IEEE 802.3). r8169 driver. Our net is limited to
100Mbit/sec.
|
| Wi-fi
| N.T. | N.T.
|
| | The wireless card comes with my
configuration of both machines, but I haven't tested it in access point
(hostap) mode, rather using an external NIC with Atheros chipset.
|
| Bluetooth | Box | N.T.
|
| | Bluetooth (Realtek RT8273 on USB, with WiFi on
PCI) was tested only on Jacinth. Pairing worked the first time, following
standard procedures for the device (wireless mouse).
|
| Audio | Box | Box
|
| |
- Analog stereo codec: tested and works on both machines.
- S/PDIF on HDMI: tested and works on the fit-PC3 Pro.
- Microphone: not tested on either machine.
|
| USB ports | Box | Box
|
| | 3 OHCI/EHCI buses, 12 or 480 Mbit/sec,
1 XHCI bus, capable of USB-3.0 at 5Gbit/sec. 2 XHCI ports in rear,
2 EHCI ports in rear, 4 in front on the Face module.
|
| Special Features
|
| | Auto boot when power returns
| Box | Box
|
| | Wake on LAN
| Box | Box
|
| | Wake on realtime clock
| Box | Box
|
| | Watchdog (present but not tested)
|
| | PXE boot (present but not tested)
|
| Suspend and Wake | Box | Box
|
| | Most items were tested on both machines.
- It will suspend to S3 (memory) and S4 (disk).
- Suspend to S4 takes 8 secs until power off. Suspend to S3 is instant.
- It wakes from S3 in 2 secs on LAN, USB, RTC (realtime clock).
- It wakes from S4 in about 30 secs on LAN, USB, RTC.
- It wakes from S5 on LAN and RTC (of course not USB).
- Onboard devices including graphics can suspend and wake successfully.
- The Hauppauge HTV-950q and 1950 TV capture devices (USB) do not
suspend cleanly to S4, and prevent sleeping in S3. Unloading drivers
gives partial relief but a satisfactory workaround has not yet been
found.
|
| Power consumption, includes 1W fan
| |
|
| | Maxed out, both cores
| 29W | 17W
|
| | Maxed out, one core
| 25W | 16W
|
| | Playing MPEG-2 1080p video
| 24W | 17W
|
| | Idle (includes fan, 1W)
| 19W | 13W
|
| Startup times
| N.T. | Box
|
| |
These were tested only on the fit-PC3 LP.
|
| | Booting, power on to greeter | | 77 sec
|
| | Wake up from S3 | | 2 sec
|
| | Go to sleep | | 1 sec
|
| | OS shutdown to power off | | 8 sec
|
