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The 11 Best Free Benchmark Programs for Windows
Use these fantastic and free benchmark software for Windows to troubleshoot your system and keep it updated.
How to Check Your Windows Experience Score on Windows 10
Want to figure out your computer performance and any immediate bottlenecks? Check your Windows Experience Score on Windows 10.
Why Do Android Phones With the Same Processor Have Different Benchmark Scores?
Android phones that have similar specs on paper can have very different levels of performance. But why?
PC Benchmark Tests: What Are They, And Do They Actually Matter?
You can find all manner of benchmarking charts online, but what do they all actually mean?
What Does AnTuTu Benchmark Actually Measure?
Seen benchmark tests in online phone reviews and don't know what they mean? Here's a jargon-free guide to what AnTuTu Benchmark actually does.
Developer Successfully Boots Windows 10 on Apple's New M1 Chip
A developer has virtualized Apple's new M1 chip, running Windows 10 ARM64. Could this lead the way for native hardware support?
Test Your Graphics Card Stability With Furmark
In this guide to FurMark, we explain how to use FurMark to test your graphics card. We'll also help you interpret the results.
What's the Fastest Android Browser? 7 Top Apps Ranked
With so many Android browsers available, which are the fastest? Here are the best browser apps on Android.
The 5 Best Mac Benchmark Apps to Measure Your Mac's Performance
Does your Mac feel sluggish, or do you wonder how it compares to others? Find out by running some benchmark tests on your Mac.
7 Demanding PC Games to Test Your Graphics Card
Want to push your graphics card to its absolute limits? Here are the best PC games for testing the power of your GPU.
5 Apps to Check the Speed of Your USB Flash Drive in Windows
USB flash drives are not all made equal. Even flash drives of the same type can differ significantly in read and write speeds. Use these tools to benchmark your USB flash drives.
How to Benchmark Your Linux PC's Performance
Benchmark tests are designed to emulate the kind of workload a PC might experience under real-world conditions, such as video processing or gaming. But what tools can you use to benchmark a Linux PC?
How to Benchmark Your CPU and GPU Like a Pro
Benchmarking allows users to gauge hardware performance, troubleshoot issues, and compare system setups. It's commonly used among gamers. We introduce you to the technical details and show you how the pros benchmark their systems.
Does Switching To ART Speed Up Your Android KitKat Device?
Is ART best left alone until Google decides to roll it out as a working replacement for Dalvik?
CrystalDiskMark & CrystalDiskInfo - Valuable Disk Diagnostics For Free [Windows]
There was once a time when I was a naive kid on a desktop who never even considered that I'd have to keep up with the health of my hard drive. Jumping from the world of video games to the Internet, what do you expect? Blowing a little harder on the connector pins of my NES cartridges was what I'd consider to be the pinnacle of maintenance at that point. Since then, much has changed!
What Is The Windows Experience Index, And How To Maximize It
The average user doesn't have a clue what type of hardware they really need. To them, hardware specifications are a jungle and figuring out what they should upgrade if they experience performance issues is a daunting adventure. To make all of this a little easier, Microsoft introduced the Windows Experience Index with Windows Vista. The index was designed as a benchmark tool that scores your estimated Windows experience based on your system hardware. But what exactly is the Windows Experience Index?
2 Ways To Test If Your PC Can Run That Game [MUO Gaming]
For the everyday, off-and-on PC gamer, knowing how to match your specifications to those that are recommended for playing certain games isn't always the easiest task. How should you know if your GTX 550 is above or below a Radeon HD 6950? Problems like this, coupled with laziness, have probably cost some of us some cash that we wish we had back while we're running a game at 10 FPS.
Using Peacekeeper To Benchmark Performance & Battery Life On Any Device
I own a Windows desktop PC, a MacBook and an Android smartphone. Because of the differences between these devices, investigating their performance relative to each other is difficult. It’s not impossible, however, thanks to Peacekeeper. This browser benchmark from Futuremark runs on a plethora of devices via the browser and now includes both performance and battery tests.
AppTimer: Get Start Up Times for Benchmarking Purposes [Windows]
Whether we do it as a hobby or just out of plain curiosity, benchmarking has become almost an art. People always try to find the best ways to benchmark a piece of software or hardware in order to increase the ease of replicating those results and to be more accurate. Although benchmarking has been criticized, it is still a good indicator of how powerful or fast something is.