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Windows 11 24H2 vs 23H2 performance benchmark in 2025, clean install vs in-place upgrade

Sayan Sen — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:00:01 +0000

After trying out in-place upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 from 23H2 and measuring the differences, we tried a clean install to see if this was the better way to go. Read more...

Windows 11 24H2 vs 23H2 in-place upgrade performance in 2025, some super surprising results

Sayan Sen — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 22:38:01 +0000

We take WIndows 11 24H2 and 23H2 for a spin to see how the two compare in terms of performance if we in-place upgrade. Read more...

HD Tune Pro 6.01

Razvan Serea — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:42:01 +0000

Hard disk / SSD utility with many functions. It can be used to measure the drive's performance, scan for errors, check the health status (S.M.A.R.T.), securely erase all data and much more. Read more...

It's 2024 and an RTX 4090 on 1080p/720p is still the right way to test gaming CPUs

Sayan Sen — Sun, 19 May 2024 18:46:01 +0000

In this piece, I explain with data why when testing a CPU's gaming prowess, we pair powerful flagship tier graphics cards, like an RTX 4090, and run them at lower resolutions like 1080p or 720p. Read more...

HD Tune Pro 6.00

Razvan Serea — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:01 +0000

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla joined forces so you know which is the fastest browser

Sayan Sen — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:14:01 +0000

Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla came together to build the Speedometer 3.0 benchmark and help users choose the best web browser, whether it's Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or something else. Read more...

Intel again accused of faking true CPU performance and it's not AMD doing the blaming

Sayan Sen — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:18:01 +0000

Intel has been caught in the past trying to make its CPU appear faster or trying to make rival CPUs appear slower. That accusation is back again on Team Blue and AMD is not the one accusing. Read more...

Cinebench 2024 brings big upgrade with support for Windows on Arm, Apple M1/M2, and GPUs too

Sayan Sen — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:06:07 +0000

The popular CPU benchmarking tool Cinebench has received its latest update today and it's a pretty big one. The software brings back GPU measurement, gets Windows on Arm, and Apple M1/M2 support. Read more...

Google develops VRDU AI dataset benchmark to scan and understand documents

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:16:01 +0000

Google's Athena Team announced the release of the Visually Rich Document Understanding (VRDU) dataset. Systems trained on this dataset can automatically scan and extract rich data from documents. Read more...

Geekbench 6 launches with new tests, updated data sets, and more

John Callaham — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:46:01 +0000

Geekbench 6 is the latest version of the multi-platform benchmarking tool. It includes several new tests that can be run, along with updated data sets and improvements in multi-core tests. Read more...

Microsoft is not a fan of RoboHornet; still takes first place

Brad Sams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:16:19 +0000

Google has outed a new benchmarking tool and to no surprise, Microsoft is not a fan. In a new post by the IE team, they explain why the tool is not a good indicator of performance. Read more...

Several companies team up to bring 3DMark to Android

Paul Ferson — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:04:50 +0000

Several major tech companies have joined together with Futuremark to develop 3DMark for Android. 3DMark is already one of the major benchmarking systems for desktop PCs. Read more...

Galaxy S III specs outed in benchmarking app [Update]

Andy Weir — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:31:23 +0000

A week before Samsung launches its Galaxy S III, key specs appear in a benchmarking app, pointing to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 12MP camera and impressive performance for the new Android handset. Read more...

Futuremark Debuts PCMark™04 for PC Performance Benchmarking

Tom Warren — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:43:46 +0000

Futuremark® Corporation, the leading provider of computer performance analysis software and services, today unveiled PCMark™04, the latest version in the popular PCMark benchmark series. PCMark04 is a state-of-the-art benchmarking tool designed to be easy to... Read more...