Clueless on benchmarking

[Regulus]

I've been wondering...what are these benchmarking tests I read a hear about?

1. What do they do?
2. Which ones are there?
3. How do I conduct them?
4. What are good results?

 

[beedubaya]

What do they do - Help you compare your system's performance with that of other systems

Which ones are there - The two main ones today are 3DMark03 and Aquamark 3

How do I conduct them - Just download them and start the program!

Good results depend on your video card. While a GeForce FX 5200 will likely score under 1000, a GeForce 6800 Ultra will likely be well over 12,000!

 

[Circa219]

Bench marks can be usefull if you wanna check the performance of your computer

 

[TheMajor]

Benchmarks r good to test ur PC for stability

 

[MrBob]

do they cost anything?

 

[TheMajor]

nope...google!!!

 

[TheMajor]

u need to download memtest86 and Sisoft Sandra as well..they test memory and more, not just video like the ones mentioned above