Gateway M405XL (Pentium M 1.5 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD)

Performance of Gateway M405XL (Pentium M 1.5 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB HDD)

Mobile application performance
The mobile performance of the Gateway M405XL came in second place in this small group of thin-and-lights. The 1.5GHz Pentium M-based Gateway M405XL couldn't assert itself over the 1.4GHz Pentium M-based HP Compaq Business Notebook nx5000, which, aside from its processor, has very similar specs. The HP also has double the amount of RAM in the configurations we tested. The Toshiba Satellite M30-M35 series came in last place, thanks to Toshiba's consistently unique throttling techniques. Compared to systems we've tested in the past, the Gateway M405XL scores about 13 percent below the average score of Pentium M 1.5GHz-based systems, which is disappointing. The Gateway M405XL could have benefited from more RAM; instead it ends up with below-average mobile performance.


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Gateway M405XL
Windows XP Home; 1.5GHz Intel Pentium M; 256MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 82852/82855 Graphics Controller-0 (up to 64MB shared); Hitachi Travelstar 40GB 4,200rpm

HP Compaq Business Notebook nx5000
Windows XP Professional; 1.4GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 266MHz; Intel 82852/82855 Graphics Controller-0 (up to 64MB shared); Hitachi Travelstar 40GB 4,200rpm

Toshiba Satellite M30-M35
Windows XP Home; 1.4GHz Intel Pentium M; 512MB DDR SDRAM 333MHz; Nvidia GeForce FX Go 5200 32MB; Toshiba MK6021GAS 60GB 4,200rpm