PerformanceTest 6.1.1016 is a Diagnostic Software product from passmark.com, get 5 Stars SoftSea Rating, PerformanceTest enables you to benchmark your computer and compare it to a variety of baseline systems that are included in the database. You can select one or more computer model to compare your machine to, and let the software run a series of test, including CPU, RAM, Disk, 3D, 2D Graphics, Network bandwidth, CD and DVD performance. The results are presented in form of bar graphs that show the results for your computer and the baseline model side by side. You can export the results to text formats, or save them as image or HTML file. The baseline database contains about 50 computer models to choose from, mostly Intel based system and a few AMD machines - registered uses can download additional baselines from the web.

Fast, easy-to-use, PC speed testing and benchmarking. PassMark PerformanceTest ? allows you to objectively benchmark a PC using a variety of different speed tests and compare the results to other computers.

Find out if your PC is performing at its best.
Compare the performance of your machine to similar machines.
Measure the effect of configuration changes and upgrades.
Avoid paying big bucks for poor performance.
Make objective independent measurements on which to base your
purchasing decision.
Use the advanced tests to create you own benchmark scenarios

Twenty five standard benchmark tests are available in six test suites plus there are five advanced testing windows for custom benchmarking.

Standard test suites

CPU tests Mathematical operations, compression, encryption, SSE, 3DNow! instructions and more
2D graphics tests Drawing lines, bitmaps, fonts, text, and GUI elements
3D graphics tests Simple to complex DirectX 3D graphics and animations

Disk tests Reading, writing and seeking within disk files
Memory tests Allocating and accessing memory speed and efficiency

CD / DVD test Test the speed of your CD or DVD drive

The software includes the following additional features:

Comprehensive online help
Supports hyper-threading, and multiple CPUs testing
Detailed disk speed graphs
Supports printing results
The capability to save your benchmark results to disk as a new baseline
A customizable "Notes" field for storing your own information along with the saved Benchmark result.
Support for copying the results to other applications (eg. MS-Word)
Export results to HTML, text, GIF, and BMP formats
Single test execution, execution of a test suite or execution of all tests with a single mouse click.
A summary 'Mark' figure for each test suite plus the calculation of the PassMark Rating figure.
An easy-to-use point and click interface
A summary system information screen including CPU type, CPU speed, Total RAM, Video Hardware, Cluster size, etc..
The capability to compare the performance of your computer to multiple 'Baseline' computers at the one time.

The five advanced testing windows allow experienced users to create their own test scenarios and conduct an in-depth analysis of their hardware's behavior. Each advanced testing window allows the user to select from a number of parameters and when appropriate graph the results, export the results and measure the CPU load. By adjusting the input parameters is it possible to measure the optional performance under a variety of different scenarios.

Advanced disk testing
Test the speed of your disk using different file sizes, block sizes and caching options.

Advanced CD / DVD testing
Test the speed of your CD or DVD drive using different test durations, block sizes and caching options.

Advanced 3D testing
Test the speed of your 3D video card by selecting from options such as fogging, lighting, alpha blending, wire frame, texturing, resolution, color depth, object rotation and object displacement.

Advanced networking test**
Measure the network speed between any two computers using TCP/IP. The network speed test can be conducted across a company LAN or across the Internet to determine the point to point throughput. Adjust parameters such as the host name, IP address, port number and block size. Works with dialup modems, ADSL, cable and LANs.

Advanced memory test**
Measure the read and write speed of your RAM. Parameters include data size (8 bits to 32 bits) and a selection of two test modes. Linear sequential access across various block sizes or non sequential access with a varying step size. This allows both the effect of RAM caching and the optimizations in the memory controller to be investigated.

Advanced multitasking test**
Run a series of standard benchmark tests in parallel to examine the performance under these conditions. Multiple processor machines should excel under this kind of environment, as the load is split between the various CPUs. The license of this windows utility software is Free Trial Software, the price is $24.00, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy. If you want to get a full or nolimited version of PerformanceTest, you can buy this windows utility software.