TechVirgin.com » Computer Hardware http://techvirgin.com Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:49:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Benchmark the Performance of Your PC http://techvirgin.com/2008/12/benchmark-the-performance-of-your-pc/ http://techvirgin.com/2008/12/benchmark-the-performance-of-your-pc/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:05:37 +0000 Shamim http://techvirgin.com/?p=147 pcmark05_logo_box

How does your PC compare with other PCs? There is no easy way to determine this – each PC can be configured in a thousand different ways by mixing the various hardware components. They may be similar in appearance but can have different CPU speeds, memory, FSB, video card setup and several others. Using a standard Benchmarking system will ease this pain. Unfortunately most of the industry standard benchmarking systems cost money and not worth the price if you plan on using once or twice a year. PCMark05 is a free alternative created by Futuremark. It provides one-click features and can be used on Laptops and Desktops. The reports are accessible via a web-browser if you decide to upload them to a web-server.

Features & Download

Minimum System requirements as per PCMark05 webpage:

  • Intel® or AMD® compatible processor 1.4GHz or higher, SSE support
  • 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended)
  • DirectX 7 compliant graphics adapter (3D tests require a fully DirectX 9 compatible hardware)
  • 110MB of Hard Disk space. HDD tests require additional 130MB of Hard Disk space.
  • Windows® XP 32bit or Windows Vista™ 32bit operating system with latest Service Packs and updates installed
  • DirectX® 9.0c
  • Visual C++ 2005 Redist
  • DirectX 9.0c
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later installed
  • Microsoft Media Player 10 or later installed
  • Microsoft Media Encoder 9 installed

It is free for personal use and can be downloaded from a variety of sources such as MajorGeeks and Fileshack.

Most Commented Posts

]]> http://techvirgin.com/2008/12/benchmark-the-performance-of-your-pc/feed/ 1