PC Benchmark

PC Benchmark, as the name points out, is a tool you can use to benchmark your PC. The application works like this: launch it, begin a test, and wait for it to complete; the application will tell you how poorly your computer is performing (42% of its potential in my case) and will provide some info on how to optimize your PC. Said info will be displayed in your browser window, but only after you provide a name and email address.

The PC Benchmark installer is close to 2MB in size, which is not much, not much at all. It will take little time to download the installer and it will also take little time to go through the instructions presented by the setup wizard. So to sum it up, it will take little time to get PC Benchmark up and running on your machine.

PC Benchmark displays a large button on its interface: Begin Test. Click it and the application will benchmark your machine. When the benchmark is over, the interface will display a piece of text, something like “Your PC is performing at 42% of its potential.”

The large button that used to say Begin Test, now says Optimize Your PC. Click it and your default browser will open; after you enter a name and email address, several bits of information will be displayed: how many running processes are slowing down your PC, your computer’s speed score, how your PC compares to similar computers, and more.

PC Benchmark is a free application.

Go get PC Benchmark and it will quickly scan your PC. Once the scan completes, it will tell you how much performance is being wasted and it will provide tips on how to recover that lost performance.