System Benchmarks

Berserker · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:02

I'm looking for a good - all around benchmark app to compare two laptops running Windows.

I'm primarily interested in disk, CPU and memory benchmarking, as that's where I tend to abuse hardware until it begs for mercy. Don't care about graphics (it'll be crap on both of them, and I don't game so that's OK).

Something like SiSoftware Sandra would do the trick. Unfortunately I'm only licensed for the 2004 version and I'm not sure I have the installer any more (oops).

So, any suggestions?

Thanks.

Edit - found the Sandra 2004 installer. Thread, however, stands because it's so old.

benjo · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:03

Nuclearus, SuperPi, Aquamark3. I'm sure theres better ones though though :confused:

edit: PCMark Vantage, and PCMark 05?

jbloggs · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:11

SiSoftware Sandra Lite

Berserker · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:35

Yeah, I saw that. Just didn't know how braindamaged they'd made it.

SuperPi is a bit specialist (not that it makes it less useful as an all-out number cruncher). PC Mark sounds like a safe bet but can't remember if that's one that you have to pay for. Haven't heard of the others.

PS - as you can tell I've done benchmarking before, but it's been long enough that I consider myself 'out of the loop', so thanks for suggestions.