A Comprehensive List of Overclocking / Benchmark Software
April 11, 2008 7:19 pm Benchmark Software
Once you have overclocked your computers components, you’ll want to test exactly how much of an improvement you’ve gained from it. The term for this type of test is a ?benchmark?. Benchmark software is designed to run a series of standardized operations. By having the operations be standardized, you can then take the results that your computer has received from completing the operation and establish your performance gain or loss.
Benchmark software is very common place in overclocking, so it is very easy to take your results and compare them to others who have overclocked the same component so that you can determine whether you’ve reached your max potential with that component or not.
Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of overclocking / benchmark software for a variety of different types of operations. Nearly all of these programs have a shareware version if they are not free. Many of these programs cap out at what information they can provide for you based on what year they where released in, but as many people still overclock older systems, they are still just as useful of a utility to have. You do not need to download all of these applications, this is simply a resource page to put all of the overclocking / benchmark utilities in one place.
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Graphics Benchmark Software
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Overall Performance Benchmark Software
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Computer Stability Benchmark Software
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Complete System Details Software
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Motherboard Utilities (Motherboard Temperature and Motherboard Fanspeed)
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Memory Testing Software
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Game Benchmark Software
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Overclocking Software / Tweaking Utilities
The last category of utilities listed won’t provide you with benchmarking results, but will provide you with tools to tweak or overclock your systems performance from within your operating system. Many of them also offer statistical information that you could use for benchmarking purposes, but the utilities are mostly used for monitoring your system and its components.
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