PassMark PerformanceTest Version 7.0 Beta

A beta for the next major version of PassMark's PerformanceTest is now available for download.

PassMark PerformanceTest is a hardware benchmark utility that allows everybody to quickly assess the performance of their computer and compare it to a number of standard 'baseline' computer systems.

New features for PerformanceTest 7 include:

• New DirectX 10 3D Test (Requires Windows Vista and a DirectX 10 compatible video card)
• Large improvements to the user interface, including near completely reworked main window.
• Can now view the system information from multiple baselines simultaneously.
• Streamlined baseline selection dialogue
• Increased the default size of the main window to go along with the graphical improvements.
• Improved baseline search functionality.
• Removed almost all restrictions in the trial version, other than the 30 day limit.
• Increased the amount of system information gathered and displayed.
• Improved copy options for quickly getting system information from PT to the clipboard.
• /p option added to use the application directory instead of the user directory
• Added EXPORTBASELINE script option to export .pt file
• Overhauled most of the 2D test suite. Complex Vector tests and Image filtering tests now included.
• Changed fonts and text test to have text which is more representative of a real document.
• Increased intensity of "Windows Interface" test.
• Increased the resolution at which 2d and 3d graphics tests are run to place more load on the video card.
• Prime numbers test optimised.
• String sorting test intensified to use more memory.
• Image rotation test was moved from the CPU suite and added as part of the image filters in the 2D suite to show what is happening.
• Added CPU Physics simulation test
• Added Visualised Physics Test to advanced test suite. This is a customizable 3D representation of what the new physics CPU test is doing.
• Increased unchached memory test from 4MB to 64MB as many CPU's have 4MB caches now.
• Updated image export functionality.