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New Online Benchmarks
Test your PC's CPU, hard drive, and graphics performance using our benchmark program for Windows 98 and the latest Pentium IIs! Read the installation instructions for:
SpeedRate is 2,900 KB, so it will take a while to transfer via modem.
After you download and install ZD SpeedRate, you'll be ready to test your system's performance. You'll use it better, however, if you also learn how a benchmark program works.
Compare System Speed
Once you have run any of SpeedRate's three tests, you can compare your system's performance to our:
Do a Diagnostic Check
Remember, SpeedRate gives you only a quick estimate of your PC's performance. To give your system a thorough diagnostic, check out the benchmark programs below:
- Winstone 99 is a system-level, application-based benchmark that measures overall performance when running top-selling 32-bit applications.
- WinBench 99 is a subsystem-level test that measures graphics, disk, processor, video, and CD-ROM components under Windows.
- 3D WinBench 99 measures 3D subsystems, which include Direct3D software, MMX, monitor, graphics card, drivers, and the video bus.
- Audio WinBench 99 will take you deep into the heart of your PC's audio soundsystem, with objective and subjective tests to measure CPU usage,
hardware voices, 3D positioning, and more.
- BatteryMark 99 measures battery life on notebook computers running
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
Have technical questions? First, read our SpeedRate help page. Then join the Help Channel discussion forum and Ask the Experts.
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