Benchmark tests
tools help you figure out how healthy your computer system is.
Benchmarking involves running a system to determine how well it is performing. This is done by comparing a certain test to testing standards. You can run benchmark tests on both hardware and software systems. These tests help you compare performance under normal and extreme stresses. To help you with this process, there are software programs that run these benchmarking tests and scans.
Fresh Diagnose
This tool can run benchmark tests on your hardware systems, including your hard drive, CD or DVD read-only memory drives, processor and graphics cards. This program scans each system of your computer and outputs this information into reports. You can compare current reports to past reports to see how well your system has performed over time. Fresh Diagnose will even run scans on your software programs, but you can only do benchmark tests on hardware systems with this program. While this is a free program, you must provide the author with your name and email address. You will receive the unlock codes in your email.
PerformnceTest
The PassMark Software PerformanceTest allows you to perform both benchmarking and computer speed tests on your systems. This helps you determine whether or not your system is performing optimally. You can set up base tests on your systems to give you a measure to compare future tests against. You configure out if changes or upgrades to your system is adversely affecting performance. You can run tests on your central processing unit, hard disks, CD/DVD-ROM drives and memory. You can run tests on your graphics systems, using either 2D or 3D tests. Tests results are put into bar charts. The software comes with pre-defined benchmarks against which you can compare results. There is a free trial download version of this software program, which means that you can use it for a limited time free of charge. Once that trial period is over, however, you must purchase the full version, which costs $24 in 2010. PassMark Software offers free upgrades on its software programs.
Dr. Hardware
This program allows you to run benchmark tests on all computer system components. It is designed for both industry professionals and consumers. You can run tests on Advanced Technology Attachment, Serial ATA and Advanced Technology Attachment with Packet Interface devices and hardware sensors. You can also run analysis tests on your computer network. Dr. Hardware is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Millennium (Me), NT 4.0, XP, Vista and Windows 7, and 32- and 64-bit systems. There is a free trial download version of this software program, but the full version costs $29.95 in 2010.
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