How Badass is Your PC? Benchmark It!
Monday, March 16th, 2009 running time 22:39
Is your rig the fastest it can be? Join us as the folks from Extremetech.com show us the best tips, tools and techniques for benchmarking your PC!
From how fast the CPU crunches numbers to the number of pixels the GPU can push in a second benchmarking is a time honored way of representing PC performance. It's these numbers that PC enthusiasts use both as bragging points and as way to measure gains from upgrading or tweaking components or software.
We talked to master benchmarkers Jason Cross and Loyd Case over at ExtremeTech.com on the proper way to benchmark your PC including the rights tools like 3D Mark and PC Mark, and dispel a few common benchmarking myths.
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video editing
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systm
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
" Wow."
" Benchmarking people atop big help that your system is and if it's any faster when you make changes how do you benchmark coming up on this edition of system. This episode of systm is brought you by Netflix. Square space and godaddy.com. Joining stats you guys that have probably forgotten more about benchmarking in what else I will ever -- Jason cross Lloyd case. Submitted to the benchmarking and extremetech.com. One of our favorite online resources for hardware and software reviews. Jason Lloyd thanks for doing so I've beat him so. Let's start right at the bottom benchmarking why would I would what is benchmarking view why what they do why don't want to bench."
" Our our system I'll post the simplest explanation is that parking is measuring your system's performance. And way that you can compare to other measurements you know -- going faster slot a couple of reasons might want to do that let's see just -- in his system. And has a certain configurations from CQ -- graphics card to run your benchmark since you go online today. How does going system with this configuration compared to other systems. But for some reason it's mistress of running a lot slower than similar systems maybe there's something you did wrong when you some belligerence all the corporate memory is in the wrong slot something like that. That at and many can start -- What would -- there's currently sort of to be branches in benchmarking synthetic benchmarks of verses application is right. Where does it would do what's appropriate for Watson news were aware of the PC market for example want to hear versus its peace you know if it's damaged."
" It's mister PC mark and steamer finish those are synthetic benchmarks from the guys at future mark and I'm gonna make benchmarks for -- and that's like a good place to start for example if you just got a system and you don't know how the benchmark or anything you can go download PC mark. Or three mark and there's versions of those that don't cost money or cost very little money. That they have limited options you know you can't go changing a whole bunch of -- downloading and press one button get your basic PC mark score. And you've -- so we can go online and look -- compared to other people's. As is running way slower than I think -- or something find out."
" Or of the Soviet client is you may be interest in benchmarking in -- running it for example. You are a gamer you went insolvent graphics card we'll all make is the one that's gonna buy it really better music on one with the benchmark numbers. For different himself is going to be very well now. What if you if you what's your right you if you had one single game. That you used is to benchmark three performers will -- I'd be hard to pick one just one game because there's where there's very differently from real time tragedy and it's very different hoping to I would pick. A first person shooter and real time strategy game. -- first person shooter because -- they're generally more graphics intensive. -- right to appointment purpose for now enjoy it physics and right right penetrator real time strategy game. For example either. World in conflict or supreme commander both those are very CPU intensive -- lots of memory. As well as testing graphics for instance what if I -- do anything to play real time search games. Or first person shooters then benchmark just one yeah its. Yeah today that's what keep one of the keys in -- parking is. It's what matters to you. You know so you if you never touch video editing you really care if you're potentially fascinating US and more money on things going to make your computer faster -- things you want. Estimates are actually altitude for yourself what you're trying to do and helps you. Make decisions about the hardware that'll give the most for what you're trying to. Six."
" It's time now for Netflix sponsored pick of the week this week Forrest Gump. This movie involves a different kind of thing but it's a classic starring Tom Hanks Robin Wright -- this 1994 film follows Forrest Gump. A simple man stumbles and some of the most historic moment of the twentieth century as he tries to track down his childhood sweetheart. It's feel good family movie is a bus the if you haven't already even if it's just for lieutenant Dan. And epic character have for the was one. Forrest -- not your cup Petit no problem there's another 90000 titles of the Netflix including what Blu-ray titles that we think they're gonna find your local video store your -- 580 -- before and with forty shipping centers almost all deliveries happen. In a single business day shipping both ways it's free. Plans start at four dollars and 99 cents a month because the system deal you can get a free trial by signing up today at Debbie Debbie Debbie it dot netflix.com slash system. Please support us by."
" Wow."
" Benchmarking people atop big help that your system is and if it's any faster when you make changes how do you benchmark coming up on this edition of system. This episode of systm is brought you by Netflix. Square space and godaddy.com. Joining stats you guys that have probably forgotten more about benchmarking in what else I will ever -- Jason cross Lloyd case. Submitted to the benchmarking and extremetech.com. One of our favorite online resources for hardware and software reviews. Jason Lloyd thanks for doing so I've beat him so. Let's start right at the bottom benchmarking why would I would what is benchmarking view why what they do why don't want to bench."
" Our our system I'll post the simplest explanation is that parking is measuring your system's performance. And way that you can compare to other measurements you know -- going faster slot a couple of reasons might want to do that let's see just -- in his system. And has a certain configurations from CQ -- graphics card to run your benchmark since you go online today. How does going system with this configuration compared to other systems. But for some reason it's mistress of running a lot slower than similar systems maybe there's something you did wrong when you some belligerence all the corporate memory is in the wrong slot something like that. That at and many can start -- What would -- there's currently sort of to be branches in benchmarking synthetic benchmarks of verses application is right. Where does it would do what's appropriate for Watson news were aware of the PC market for example want to hear versus its peace you know if it's damaged."
" It's mister PC mark and steamer finish those are synthetic benchmarks from the guys at future mark and I'm gonna make benchmarks for -- and that's like a good place to start for example if you just got a system and you don't know how the benchmark or anything you can go download PC mark. Or three mark and there's versions of those that don't cost money or cost very little money. That they have limited options you know you can't go changing a whole bunch of -- downloading and press one button get your basic PC mark score. And you've -- so we can go online and look -- compared to other people's. As is running way slower than I think -- or something find out."
" Or of the Soviet client is you may be interest in benchmarking in -- running it for example. You are a gamer you went insolvent graphics card we'll all make is the one that's gonna buy it really better music on one with the benchmark numbers. For different himself is going to be very well now. What if you if you what's your right you if you had one single game. That you used is to benchmark three performers will -- I'd be hard to pick one just one game because there's where there's very differently from real time tragedy and it's very different hoping to I would pick. A first person shooter and real time strategy game. -- first person shooter because -- they're generally more graphics intensive. -- right to appointment purpose for now enjoy it physics and right right penetrator real time strategy game. For example either. World in conflict or supreme commander both those are very CPU intensive -- lots of memory. As well as testing graphics for instance what if I -- do anything to play real time search games. Or first person shooters then benchmark just one yeah its. Yeah today that's what keep one of the keys in -- parking is. It's what matters to you. You know so you if you never touch video editing you really care if you're potentially fascinating US and more money on things going to make your computer faster -- things you want. Estimates are actually altitude for yourself what you're trying to do and helps you. Make decisions about the hardware that'll give the most for what you're trying to. Six."
" It's time now for Netflix sponsored pick of the week this week Forrest Gump. This movie involves a different kind of thing but it's a classic starring Tom Hanks Robin Wright -- this 1994 film follows Forrest Gump. A simple man stumbles and some of the most historic moment of the twentieth century as he tries to track down his childhood sweetheart. It's feel good family movie is a bus the if you haven't already even if it's just for lieutenant Dan. And epic character have for the was one. Forrest -- not your cup Petit no problem there's another 90000 titles of the Netflix including what Blu-ray titles that we think they're gonna find your local video store your -- 580 -- before and with forty shipping centers almost all deliveries happen. In a single business day shipping both ways it's free. Plans start at four dollars and 99 cents a month because the system deal you can get a free trial by signing up today at Debbie Debbie Debbie it dot netflix.com slash system. Please support us by."
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Started discussion: March 16, 2009 @ 4:07pm GMT
Episode 95 - How Badass is Your PC? Benchmark It!
Is your rig the fastest it can be? Join us as the folks from Extremetech.com show us the best tips, tools and techniques for benchmarking your PC!
Watch and download here.
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kcchan
8 months ago
I believe that this was shot at the ZDNet studio. I recognize the table from DL.TV. The black background is probably from when they shoot Cranky Geeks.
kiwifrog
8 months ago
I just woke up after watching this episode, did anything actually happen in the end?. Was a great episode if your one of these ego's who have their pc specs as a sig (like anybody really cares).
Mike.
p4, 1 gig of ram, 250gig sata, radeon 9600. From off to the desktop in around 5 minutes. :) . Seriously :(
Mike.
p4, 1 gig of ram, 250gig sata, radeon 9600. From off to the desktop in around 5 minutes. :) . Seriously :(
davmoo
8 months ago
Hey, if you were asleep you really did miss something amazing and never before seen on TV...Loyd Case *smiled*!!! And he did it more than once!
xfuuey
8 months ago
In reply to davmoo:
Hey, if you were asleep you really did miss something amazing and never before seen on TV...Loyd Case *smiled*!!! And he did it more than once!
hah. that is something never before seen :p
can't wait to watch now
arcticfox
8 months ago
Wow talk about scraping the bottom of the barrell for ideas, no offense i love Revision 3 and Systm but this isnt something i would want to sit and watch for 22 minutes talkinga bout benchmarking.
ddreier
8 months ago
The one thing that I don't like about Systm right now is how 'produced' the show is. But, this episode was absolute crap as far as production goes. It sounded like they were using the 'Auto' volume setting on what ever was used to record audio, and the audio just sounded like crap overall, unless they all had colds.
White Balance was off between cameras, and the handheld shots were just too bad as far as stability goes.
My apologies for just coming on and totally ripping this episode, but this episode was really bad, and should have been a segment on Tekzilla.
White Balance was off between cameras, and the handheld shots were just too bad as far as stability goes.
My apologies for just coming on and totally ripping this episode, but this episode was really bad, and should have been a segment on Tekzilla.
rasprague
8 months ago
compiling C++: I/O bound or CPU bound?
Maybe someone out there know the answer to this.I compile code for a living. Well, that's what it feels like, anyway. Every time I hit the compile button in Visual C++ I'm greeted by a lengthy wait.
Will a system with a faster CPU help me here? Or do I have to worry more about hard drive / I/O bus speed?
On a side note, I just bought / built an MSI Wind "nettop", which has an Intel Atom 330 (1.6GHz dual-core) and a Maxtor SATA hard drive and maxed out the memory at 2gb. Not a powerhouse, but still better than my aging Athlon 3000+ box, and boy it was cheap.











1) why the black background? No green screen working?
2) The Revision 3 logo/bug is in the middle of one of the guest's head. Very tacky. When you have something real up there, move the bug to lower corner