Hello. My friend and I are putting our custom rigs to the test in a COLD, hard benchmark test.

I would like to test all of the following areas: http://pastebin.com/K6jhG8RU

I am looking for a preferably free program to fully benchmark our systems.

Now some of these arent measurable in a scientific way, and others, such as motherboard expandability are based on opinion and discussion. (connectivity refers only to whether or not that type of connectivity exists, and the specifics of each, rather than the actual speed).

If you know of such a program, please let me know
And if you know of one that is known to report SLIGHTLY higher scores on intel/nvidia vs AMD/ATI, we've found our winner

Thanks,
Diatech

P.s. To clarify, I'm looking for a program that's an "all in one" and will perform all of the benchmarking tests required of it by that list (that can be measured).


I don't think there is really an all in one to do everything that list has. Most just focus on CPU, memory, graphics, and hard drive speed. (PassMark will do this http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm)

Few test audio performance, and even then it's usually a CPU test for audio encoding. Audio rarely is a bottleneck in the performance of the computer as a whole when it comes to games. Performance of the audio card (or chipset) is ALMOST never an issue and quality isn't something that can be tested by a program really, but by your own ears.

The "Case" section isn't something that can be benchmarked. Accessories are a matter of preference. Wire management is purely a physical thing and only matters for managing airflow. Fan performance can be seen in a program like Speedfan, but only if the fan is actually monitored by the system. Some fans can't be seen by the system, so an accurate count would only come from a visual count.

There are also tests for network performance, but those rarely matter. My LAN port probably works just as well as the next guy's. Wireless is a matter of the wireless network type and signal quality. I don't know of any test for Bluetooth.

As for expandability, that's a simple matter of comparing the features of Motherboard A with Motherboard B.Quote from: quaxo on September 19, 2011, 02:41:54 AM

I don't think there is really an all in one to do everything that list has. Most just focus on CPU, memory, graphics, and hard drive speed. (PassMark will do this http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm)

Few test audio performance, and even then it's usually a CPU test for audio encoding. Audio rarely is a bottleneck in the performance of the computer as a whole when it comes to games. Performance of the audio card (or chipset) is almost never an issue and quality isn't something that can be tested by a program really, but by your own ears.

The "Case" section isn't something that can be benchmarked. Accessories are a matter of preference. Wire management is purely a physical thing and only matters for managing airflow. Fan performance can be seen in a program like Speedfan, but only if the fan is actually monitored by the system. Some fans can't be seen by the system, so an accurate count would only come from a visual count.

There are also tests for network performance, but those rarely matter. My LAN port probably works just as well as the next guy's. Wireless is a matter of the wireless network type and signal quality. I don't know of any test for Bluetooth.

As for expandability, that's a simple matter of comparing the features of Motherboard A with Motherboard B.

Now some of these arent measurable in a scientific way, and others, such as motherboard expandability are based on opinion and discussion. (connectivity refers only to whether or not that type of connectivity exists, and the specifics of each, rather than the actual speed).