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March-April 2012

[30.04.2012]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1929 beta is available for download! Changes include: anti-virus software support for Symantec Endpoint Protection v12, Intel Processor Number detection for Celeron G550, detection of AMD Catalyst 12.4 driver, GPU information for nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and GTX 690 (GK104), improved GPU information for AMD Trinity, extended GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 7xxxM Series, motherboard specific sensor info for Biostar A55MH, A75MH, T77, TH67, TZ68, TZ75, TZ77 Series, Gigabyte G1.Sniper 3, G1.Sniper M3 Series and MSI MS-7735, PCH temperature measurement on Intel Patsburg, improved sensor support for ThinkPad EC, optimized Fintek sensor chip support, bugfixes.
[29.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.6.2 has been released! Changes include: improved RAID support, updated language files.

[28.04.2012]Prime95 v.27.6 has been updated with build 3!

[27.04.2012]SiSoftware Sandra 2012 SP4 (2012.06.18.45) has been released! This update includes a number of minor improvements and bugfixes, as well as improved support for NVIDIA Kepler and Windows 8.

PassMark DiskCheckup 3.1 Build 1002 is available for download!

PassMark BurnInTest 7.0 build 1011 is available for download!

FRAPS 3.5.0 has been released! New features include: support for large AVI movie files (above 4 Gigabytes) on NTFS drives, option to split AVIs at 4 Gigabytes for legacy AVI 1.0 support, bugfixes.

[26.04.2012]Prime95 v.27.6 has been updated with build 2!

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0 build 1029 is available for download! Here's what's new: faster startup on some older CPU models, improved support for Ivy-Bridge and Xeon E7 processors, correct identification of Windows 8.

[25.04.2012]NVIDIA Inspector 1.9.6.5 is available for download!

Prime95 v.27.6 has been released!

[24.04.2012]Hard Drive Inspector 3.98 has been released! This version adds support for Seagate Expansion and Toshiba Stor.E Steel series external drives.

CPU-Z 1.60.1 has been released! Here's what's new: support for Intel Xeon E5 processors, bugfixes.

[23.04.2012]TaskInfo 10.0.0.334 has been released!

StatWin Professional 8.7 has been released!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1922 beta is available for download! Changes include: improved GPU information for AMD Trinity, GPU fan duty cycle detection for nVIDIA GK10x, revamped sensor support for ThinkPad EC, PCH temperature measurement on Intel Cougar Point, Panther Point, bugfixes.
[22.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.6.1 has been released!

OCCT Perestroika 4.2.1 beta 1 is available for download!
IOzone Filesystem Benchmark has been updated to version 3.405!

[20.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.6.1 Beta 3 is available for download!

[19.04.2012]MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 has been released! It has a wealth of new features and improvements, including: NVIDIA Kepler graphics processors family support, AMD Tahiti, Verde and Pitcairn graphics processors family support, support for a lot of new voltage regulators, MSI On-Screen Display server version 4.3.3, support for Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, German and Polish languages, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.

MVSoft PC Information 2.7.1.3 has been released!

[18.04.2012]PhysX FluidMark 1.5.0 has been released! Changes include: support for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, GPU monitoring code runs now in a separate system thread, PhysX initialization updated to use NVIDIA Kepler-based graphics cards (GTX 600 series), minor improvements and bugfixes.

HWiNFO32 3.95 has been released! New features include: improved support for GK104, support for the latest CPUs and GPUs, enhanced sensor monitoring on GIGABYTE H77 and Z77 series, improved CPU clock measurement on Windows 8, improved hardware monitoring, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1917 beta is available for download! Changes include: new page - "Multimedia / SAPI", new monitoring items (Desktop Resolution, Vertical Refresh Rate, Swap Space Utilization), special support for Intel 330 SSDs, anti-virus software support for Comodo Antivirus, GPU information for nVIDIA GeForce GT 415 (GT216), extended chipset information for Intel Panther Point PCH, improved Embedded Controller register readout, bugfixes.
[17.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.6.1 Beta is available for download!

Process Monitor 3.01 is available for download!

[16.04.2012]FurMark OpenGL Benchmark 1.10.0 has been released! Here's what's new: list of detected GPUs in the main interface, support for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 (clock speeds and power monitoring), support for latest AMD Radeon (HD 7900, HD 7800 and HD 7700) cards, resolutions 4096x1152 and 6144x1152 for 2048x1152 monitors, display of the true clock of the GPU when available (NVIDIA only), minor changes and bugfixes.

[15.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.6.0 has been released! Here's what's new: Intel SSD 330 support, Intel RAID support, updated language files.

SIV 4.28 has been released! New features include: Intel Ivy Bridge Processor and 7 Series chipset support, improved Intel X79 support, C600 chipset support, GPU % load summary, nVidia GTX 680 power support, updated clock speed reporting and CUDA Peak GFLOPS calculations, [HID Bus] and [PMB Bus] panels, Gigabyte Z77 and X79 motherboard support including the reporting of the PMBus based Digital Power Controllers, Menu-File-Save Public to generate save files with private information excluded, minor changes and bugfixes.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1913 beta is available for download! Changes include: special support for Indilinx Everest, Everest 2 based SSDs, improved support for Marvell 88SS9174 based SSDs, improved and fixed mobile processor detection, Intel Processor Number detection for Celeron B730, B820, motherboard specific sensor info for Itautec ST 4255, bugfixes.
[13.04.2012]Geekbench 2.3.1 is available for download! This is a bugfix release.

[12.04.2012]GPU Caps Viewer 1.16 has been released! Changes include: full support for GeForce GTX 680 (base and boost clocks, power consumption), minor improvements and bugfixes.

NVIDIA Inspector 1.9.6.4 is available for download!

Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 8.2.7.7!

[11.04.2012]D3DGear 4.14 has been updated with build 1400!

Geekbench 2.3 has been released!

EVGA Precision X 3.0.2 has been released! Changes include: hardware monitoring history logging support, maximum framerate target increased to 120 FPS, bundled EVGA EVTune utility has been replaced with brand new EVGA VoltageTuner utility, bundled EVGA Bridge utility, allowing controlling EVGA Precision via Bluetooth from Android smartphones, new "EVGA Classified" skin, bugfixes, etc.

HD_Speed 1.7.4.96 has been released!

[10.04.2012]SensorsView Pro 4.2 has been released! It includes support for the latest ATI graphic cards and AMD CPUs.

Super PI 1.8 has been released!

[09.04.2012]Advanced HostMonitor 9.16 has been released!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1911 beta is available for download! Changes include: improved support for Toshiba T6UG1XBG based SSDs, motherboard specific sensor info for Gigabyte H77M-D3H, Z77MX-D3H, Z77X Series, bugfixes.
[08.04.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.5.0 has been released! Here's what's new: Micron RealSSD P300/P400 support, Wear Leveling Count of Micron/SAMSUNG support, OCZ PETROL/OCTANE S2 support, tooltip help for main window, updated language files, bugfixes.

[07.04.2012]AMD Overdrive 4.1.0 has been released! New features include: support for AMD Family 12h CPU (AMD A8-3870K & A6-3670K Black Edition APUs), support for AMD Athlon II X4 651, support for AMD Hudson-D3 chipset, a new feature to record the CPU boost status in the thermal log file, support for multi-level Boost P-States adjustment, minor improvements and bugfixes.

wPrime 2.09 has been released!

DVDInfoPro 6.529 is available for download!

[06.04.2012]Fresh Diagnose 8.63 has been released! It updates the hard drive database.

[05.04.2012]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1907 beta is available for download! Changes include: new audit components (ATA Device, ATA Device + Serial Number), ATA page is now a member of Audit related pages, IID values for Storage / ATA page.
[04.04.2012]PassMark BurnInTest 7.0 build 1010 is available for download! Changes include: system information updates for AMD and Intel CPUs, workaround for the AMD Llano (12h series) CPU for determining overclocked CPU frequencies, BurnInTest is now compatible with other PassMark applications, minor improvements and bugfixes.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30.1906 beta is available for download! Changes include: detection of AMD Catalyst 12.3 driver, improved support for Indilinx Barefoot based SSDs, Samsung 830 SSDs, anti-virus software support for AVG 2012, Trend Micro Titanium, firewall software support for AVG 2012, sensor support for Dell SMI of Dell OptiPlex 960, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus Essentio CM6870, Maximus V Gene, P8H77-I, P8H77-M, Sabertooth Z77 and MSI MS-7756, bugfixes.
[03.04.2012]RightMark Audio Analyzer 6.2.4 has been released!

NVIDIA Inspector has been updated to version 1.9.6.3!

Happy Birthday!

[02.04.2012]We are celebrating our 13th birthday today! Happy birthday, BenchmarkHQ!

[01.04.2012]D3DGear 4.14 has been updated with build 1399!

[31.03.2012]SiSoftware Sandra 2012 SP3 (2012.05.18.40) has been released!

[29.03.2012]HDD Health 4.0 Build 440 Beta is available for download! This release adds support for SSD drives.

[28.03.2012]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.30 has been released! New features include: enhanced UPS support, revamped Desktop Gadget, preliminary support for Intel Haswell APU and Intel Lynx Point PCH, preliminary support for Intel Penwell SoC, Intel 520 and Intel 710 SSD support, GPU details for AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series and nVIDIA GeForce 600 Series.

[27.03.2012]Process Monitor 3.0 has been released!

SpeedFan 4.46 has been released! Here's what's new: greatly improved DELL support, nVidia I2C support works again with driver 275+, now ATI Radeon support resets Manual Fan Control to the state it had when SpeedFan was started (no more unexpected video card fan set to 100% on program exit), support for Intel X79 (Patsburg) SMBus, support for ServerWorks HT1000 SMBus, support for USB enclosures using SunPlus, IoData and Logitech chipsets, full support for Fintek F71858AD, support for AMD Family 12h (LLano) and 14h (Bobcat) temperatures, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[26.03.2012]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20.1856 beta is available for download! Changes include: extended reference OpenGL Extensions list (for nVIDIA GK104), identification of Mobile AMD Athlon QI-xx (aka Sable), Intel Processor Number detection for Core i7-3610QM, 3615QM, Mobile Celeron U3405, U3600, Pentium G2120, GPU information for nVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 (GK104), extended GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 7xxx Series, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus M4A785-M, Rampage IV Gene and MSI MS-7752, improved motherboard specific sensor info for ASRock boards, bugfixes.
CPU Speed Professional has been updated to version 3.0.4.5!

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0 build 1028 is available for download! Changes include: improvement for overclocking detection on some AMD Llano CPUs, correct identification of Radeon HD 7700 and 7800 series cards, bugfixes.

D3DGear has been updated to version 4.14 build 1396!

CD/DVD Diagnostic 3.1.97 has been released!

[23.03.2012]EVGA Precision X 3.0.1 has been released! This is the next generation of GPU overclocking utility, designed from the ground up to support the latest GPU technologies.

[22.03.2012]MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 beta 15 is available for download!

[21.03.2012]S.M.A.R.T. Assistant 1.4.2.38 has been released!

UPS Assistant 2.3.3.80 has been released!

AMD64 CPU Assistant 0.10.3.366 is available for download! This release adds detection of Windows 8/Windows Server 8.

HWiNFO32 3.94 has been released! New features include: recognition of nVidia Kepler: GeForce GT 640M, GT 650M, GTX 660M, support for nVidia GeForce GTX 680 (GK104), patch for clock measuring under Windows 8, improved hardware monitoring, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

SetFSB 2.3.173.133 is available for download! This release adds support for RTM880N-795(HP TouchSmart TX2-1015EA) and RTM880T-797(ASUS Eee PC 1215T) clock generators.

Active SMART 2.92 is available for download! Here's what's new: File Shredder - tool to permanently wipe files rewriting their content with random series of binary data multiple times, UI language selection, updated user interface, updated S.M.A.R.T. attributes definitions, bugfixes.

[20.03.2012]ASTRA 5.53 is available for download! Here's what's new: reading of SPD information on Intel Lynx Point chipset, detection of Intel Xeon (Sandy Bridge-E) processor, detection of new processors feature: AMD Effective Frequency Interface, updated device database, bugfixes, etc.

ASTRA32 2.13 has been released! New features include: reading of SPD information on Intel Lynx Point chipset, detection of Intel Xeon (Sandy Bridge-E) processor, detection of new processors feature: AMD Effective Frequency Interface, preliminary support for Windows 8, updated device database, minor improvements and bugfixes.

GPU-Z 0.6.0 has been released! Here's what's new: optional GPU-Z installer which launches when GPU-Z is started for the first time, or can be started manually via the GPU-Z system menu, support for AMD Radeon HD 7870, HD 7850, HD 7670M, FireStream 9370, FirePro V3900, support for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, GT 640M, GTX 560 SE, GT 550M, GeForce 510, NVS 2100M, minor changes, bugfixes, etc.

[19.03.2012]OCCT Perestroika 4.2.0 Final has been released!

[17.03.2012]AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20.1849 beta is available for download! Changes include: updated Desktop Gadget, GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 6650A (Onega), improved power load measurement for HID UPS devices, bugfixes.
[15.03.2012]OCCT Perestroika 4.2.0 beta 1 is available for download!
Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 8.2.7.6!

[14.03.2012]SIV 4.27 has been released! New features include: Windows 8 Prerelease V6.02 Build 8250 support, [CPU Benchmark] page, initial AMD A10 APU (Trinity) support, [RDP Sessions] page, updated Romanian and Turkish translations, bugfixes.

[12.03.2012]MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 beta 14 is available for download!

[11.03.2012]CrystalDiskInfo 4.3.0a is available for download!

wPrime 2.08 has been released!

MVSoft PC Information 2.7.1.2 has been released!

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20.1847 beta is available for download! Changes include: detection of AMD Catalyst 12.2 driver, updated Desktop Gadget, chipset information for Intel Patsburg C602, C606, motherboard specific sensor info for MSI MS-7758, bugfixes.
[10.03.2012]GPU Caps Viewer 1.15.1 is available for download! Changes include: support for Radeon HD 7770, HD 7750, HD 7870 and HD 7850, minor improvements and bugfixes.

[09.03.2012]Prime95 v.27.4 has been released! This version fixes a number of bugs.

HDDLife for Notebooks 4.0.184 is available for download!

[08.03.2012]Unigine Corp. has released Heaven Benchmark 3.0! New features include: support for Intel HD 3000 GPU (no tessellation), improved support for multi-monitor configurations, support for NVIDIA 3D Surround (multi-monitor stereo 3D), enhanced NVIDIA 3D Vision support, improved detection of new GPUs, minor improvements and bugfixes. Besides, now the benchmark has a professional version targeted to OEM companies, hardware reviewers and all enthusiasts who need to perform a robust and thorough GPU performance and/or stress testing in the convenient way. Professtional Edition features command line automation, reports in CSV format, stress testing mode (benchmark looping), technical support, etc. To learn more and download Heaven Benchmark 3.0, please, click here.



[06.03.2012]Hard Drive Inspector 3.97 has been released! This version adds support for Seagate FreeAgent Go Flex Desk USB 3.0 and Samsung S2 Portable external drives.

[05.03.2012]TaskInfo 10.0.1.331 Beta is available for download!

HD_Speed 1.7.3.94 has been released!

[04.03.2012]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.1 Final has been released!

CrystalDiskInfo 4.3.0 has been released! New features include: improved support for Intel SSD 520 Series and Samsung SSD, updated language files, improved Text Copy feature, bugfixes.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.20.1839 beta is available for download! Changes include: preliminary support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview, improved Windows product type detection, Intel Processor Number detection for Atom Z2000, Z2580, Core i3-3120ME, 3217U, 3217UE, Core i5-3317U, 3427U, Core i7-3517U, i7-3667U, detection of DVD+RW9, DVD-RW9, HD DVD-RAM, HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW DL, DVD-Download Disc Recording, OSSC, Qflix Recording, SecurDisc support, preliminary sensor support for ITE IT8799F sensor chip, improved voltage monitoring for HID UPS devices, motherboard specific sensor info for Asus P8H67-I Deluxe, improved and fixed GPU information for AMD Radeon HD 7xxx Series, bugfixes.
NetGong 7.8 (Build 304) is available for download! It includes improved Event logging that allows you to view the description of each event without any additional mouse click, improved Remote access that allows you an easy access to the monitoring results using any Web browser, and improved monitoring engine that allows you to configure and view the status of monitored devices.

NetInfo 7.8 (Build 304) has been released! It includes support for geographic location technology, support for Google Maps technology, and improved Lookup tool that reports IP geolocation data and allows you to easily locate a network address on a Google Map.

[03.03.2012]OCCT Perestroika 4.1.1 beta 1 is available for download!
CPU-Z 1.60 has been released! Here's what's new: support for Intel Core i5 2550K, 2450P and 2380P with no GPU, support for Intel Core i3/i5/i7 22 nm "Ivy Bridge" (37xx, 35xx, 34xx, 33xx, 32xx), support for Intel Xeon E3 (SandyBridge-WS), support for Intel Z77 platform, support for AMD FX-8140, FX-4150 and Mobile Llano (Socket FS1), AMD "Trinity" APU Preliminary support, Windows 32/64-bit report.

Speccy 1.16.317 has been released!

[01.03.2012]Thaiphoon Burner 7.5.0.0 build 0229 Final has been released!

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