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If you’re the type of person who is truly interested in performance, then you may have considered benchmarking your laptop or desktop computer. Having the best performance is always a good idea, and ...

I played three hours of Control Resonant on an RTX 5090 gaming PC, and its reality-bending action is looking to take full ...

Ever wondered how your Windows PC stacks up against the latest machines? Want to know if you should consider an upgrade? Benchmarking software offers a fantastic solution to this curiosity. These ...

Let Windows rate your hardware.

With scores for Valve's new mini gaming PC appearing on the Geekbench website, we have our strongest hint yet that its ...

If you’re still using a computer you bought during the Clinton administration, interesting news: Crystal Dew World, developers of apps like CrystalDiskInfo and CrystalDiskMark, have released an update ...

One of the “apps” topping the Steam most played charts right now is the just-released benchmark tool for Monster Hunter Wilds. The new testing suite arrived overnight, following the Capcom Spotlight ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. CrystalMark Retro 2.0, from Crystal Dew World, is a free benchmarking tool that has just been updated to support Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me ...

Malcolm loves games. Be they trading card games like Magic: the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh, or tabletop wargames like Heroscape and Warhammer 40K, Malcolm's got a firm passion for all things interactive.