TL;DR: CrystalMark Retro 2.0, a free benchmarking tool from Crystal Dew World, now supports Windows 95, 98, and Me, after a year of development. It allows users to compare retro and modern systems.

Crystal Dew World has released a major update to its retro Windows benchmarking tool. The updated CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0 was made available today, as freeware, and the major change here is that its ...

AIDA64 v8.30 drops support for 32-bit Windows and Windows XP x64, meaning users on those platforms will need to stick with ...

Windows 11 has been out for a few years now, and while it offers genuine improvements over previous Windows versions, it also comes with a fair amount of baggage. For PC gamers, that "baggage" means ...

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 ...

In a previous article I looked at UL Solutions' newest test suite, Procyon. Procyon is the successor to its widely successful benchmarking tool, PCMark. Procyon was designed to benchmark today's ...

This article explores how performance-focused code review works, what reviewers should look for, and how teams can prevent slowdowns long before users complain.