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November-December 2003
[31.12.2003]Dear visitors! I'd like to wish you a blooming New Year! May the new year bring you joy, happiness and prosperity! Thank you for your continuous support. Please, don't forget to visit BenchmarkHQ in 2004!
Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 6.0m!
Iometer 2003.12.16 has been released! Most changes are due to enormous code cleanup and a few bugfixes.
[30.12.2003]BenchOne III (3.2.6) has been released! It has a couple of bugfixes.
Barton Clock Ratio Checker 1.40 is available for download! This version supports some new revisions of the Barton core and identifies the latest Applebred core.
[29.12.2003]NEW: Samsung Drive Diagnostic Utility (Hutil) is made with the aim of testing a Samsung hard disk drive while it is installed inside a PC, regardless of the status of user's operating system!
Thanks to Denis!
Bench'emAll! 2.53 beta build: Dec 27 2003 is available for download! This version has some minor improvements and bugfixes.
- Download Bench'emAll! 2.53 beta (944Kb)
[28.12.2003]Another way (in addition to the Central Brain Identifier) to identify your Socket-A AMD CPU is to use a little program called OPN-462. OPN-462 is an intelligent program designed specifically to translate the three codes found on, or around the core of all Socket-A, AMD CPU's. This is not a program to probe the hardware for information, you must enter the information yourself.
Source: Warp2Search.net
- Download OPN-462 v0.8.20 (32Kb)
Central Brain Identifier 5.2.0.2 Beta Build 1228 is available for download! This version includes: voltage detection for the mobile K6-2+/III+ processors, detection of standard/low-voltage K6-2+/III+ processors, minor improvements and bugfixes.
[27.12.2003]BenchOne III (3.2.4) has been released! This version includes new tests (now there are 11 tests in sum), improved graphic visualization, minor improvements, etc.
[26.12.2003]Fujitsu ATA Diagnostic Tool 6.11 is available for download!
QuickBench 9.0 has been released! This version has new system requirements, new tests, etc.
[25.12.2003]CD/DVD Diagnostic 2.1.2 build 2 has been released!
Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 6.0n!
[24.12.2003]ASUS has released PC Probe 2.22.03!
CrystalCPUID 2.6.1.42 has been released!
CrystalMark 0.8.89.123 is available for download!
SpeedTest 1.4 has been released!
[23.12.2003]Central Brain Identifier 5.2.0.0 Beta Build 1217 is available for download! This version's new features include: support for Athlon 64 3000+/3200+, minor improvements and bugfixes.
WebServer Stress Tool 6.18 has been released! It has a couple of minor improvements and bugfixes.
[22.12.2003]CrystalCPUID 2.6.0.41 has been released!
CrystalMark 0.8.88.122 is available for download!
[19.12.2003]Battery Eater Pro v.2.0 has been released! It has a wealth of new features and improvements, including: BIOS information, memory information, Ukrainian language support, new "Reader's test", Idle Mode, benchmark test that measures the performance of your system (CPU, RAM, Video, HDD), support for OpenGL 1.5, a lot of minor corrections and improvements.
HWiNFO32 1.34 has been released! New in this version: support for Intel 855GME chipset, nVidia GeForce FX 5700, GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, ICE FX 2000, Quadro NVS 280 PCI and Quadro FX 1100, ATI RADEON 9800 XT, Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, XGI Volari V4, V5 (Ultra), V6, V8 (Ultra) GPUs, minor improvements, etc.
[17.12.2003]BAPCo has released SYSmark2004, the premier performance metric that measures and compares PC performance based on real world applications!
SYSmark2004 extends the SYSmark family of productivity benchmarks, which have been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide. It represents a ground-up development, featuring new user driven workloads and usage models developed by application experts using the applications in manners which reflect current and emerging computing trends.
SYSmark2004 supports Windows XP (Professional and Home) and Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 4). SYSmark 2004 requires 256 MB RAM. A CPU frequency of 650 MHz (or comparable rating) or above and 7.0 GB Free hard disk space. SYSmark 2004 also requires an integrated or add-in sound card and a DVD ROM drive.
SYSmark2004 is available for $399.95 USD. Please visit http://www.bapco.com/store.html for further details and to place an order.
Read the official press release.
[15.12.2003]HD_Speed 1.3.2.39 has been released!
[14.12.2003]Central Brain Identifier 5.2.0.0 Beta is available for download! This version's new features include: Athlon 64 Newcastle detection, bugfixes.
[13.12.2003]System Analyser 5.2z has been released! New in this version: recognition of the VIA Antaur+ and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, SMBus support for VIA 8237, support for the latest hardware, bugfixes, etc.
[12.12.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.88.2 is available for download! New in this release: L3 cache information, preliminary IA-64 kernel driver, identification of Athlon 64 with 512 KB L2 cache (aka Newcastle), detection of PC4400 DDR SDRAM (SPD), basic chipset information for ATI Radeon 9100 IGP, chipset information for VIA KM400A, motherboard specific sensor info for Abit BE6-II / BF6, Albatron K8X800 Series, Epox 8KRA Series, FIC K7M-NF18G, Gigabyte 7DXE, Gigabyte K8N Series, Shuttle AS45 Series, Soltek K8AV Series, bugfixes, etc.
HD_Speed 1.3.2.38 has been released!
[11.12.2003]OpenGL Extension Viewer 2.06 has been updated with build 161!
[10.12.2003]Central Brain Identifier 5.1.0.5 has been released! It has some minor improvements in Athlon64 3200+/3400+ detection.
PassMark PerformanceTest 5.0 has been released! Some of the new features in Version 5.0 are: new tests (2D Graphics test: Fonts and Text, GUI), new CPU test suite with better performance for multiple CPU and hyper-threaded machines, advanced disk test, UDP protocol network testing, and more!
VeriTest has released Business Winstone 2004, Business Winstone 2004 BatteryMark, Multimedia Content Creation Winstone 2004, and i-Bench 5.0. All four include new applications, toughened up workloads and updated base machines!
In particular:
- i-Bench 5.0 features updated tests and brand new tests, including a bandwidth test that measures connection speed. Besides, it includes the updated XML/CSS test, which supports more browsers, including Safari, the default Mac OS X browser.
- Business Winstone 2004 features new workloads, a brand new test (Multitasking test) and newer versions of the real applications Winstone uses (Microsoft Office XP (Access, Excel, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and Word), WinZip 8.1, and Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition 2003).
- MCC Winstone 2004 includes newer versions of the real applications and a new application - Steinberg's WaveLab.
- All of the changes to BatteryMark are due to the newer workload from Business Winstone 2004. BatteryMark now exercises your laptop's battery using the latest applications in the Business Winstone workload.
CrystalCPUID 2.5.1.39 has been released!
CrystalMark 0.8.88.121 is available for download!
CDCheck 3.1.0.10b is available for download! This release has a couple of bugfixes.
[09.12.2003]RightMark Audio Analyzer 5.2 has been released! New features include: band limiting AES17 filter 20 Hz to 20 kHz, two types of THD acoustic test, custom color schemes for spectrum graphs, testing signal time synchronized in all modes, several minor bugfixes.
Active SMART 2.4 has been released! Here's what's new: new S.M.A.R.T. attribute names, a checkbox to enable/disable logging for particular attributes, support for hard drives larger than 137 Gb, support for Windows Server 2003, other improvements and bugfixes.
PC Wizard 2004 1.50 has been released! New features include: support for Intel Pentium-M "Dothan", Intel Celeron-M "Banias" and "Dothan", VIA Antaur, Transmeta Efficeon processors, nVIDIA, 3DFX GPU/Memory Frequency detection, USB HUB enumeration and information. bugfixes, etc.
[08.12.2003]CDCheck 3.1.0.9b has been released! It includes a new media information feature and ASPI support.
S.M.A.R.T. Vision 2.10 has been released! This version supports ATA-7 and Windows 2000/XP.
ASUS has released PC Probe 2.22.02!
- Download PC Probe 2.22.02 (3.8Mb)
[07.12.2003]ASTRA32 0.91 is available for download! This release includes a couple of bugfixes.
[06.12.2003]CrystalCPUID 2.4.0.38 has been released!
CrystalMark 0.8.88.120 is available for download!
[05.12.2003]MVSoft PC Information 1.7 has been released! Here's what's new: IRQ and DMA channels lists, Events NT page, new command line parameters, minor improvements and bugfixes.
Bench'emAll! 2.53 beta is available for download! New in this version: support for Halo, "Tip of the day", bugfixes.
- Download Bench'emAll! 2.53 beta (882Kb)
[04.12.2003]OpenGL Extension Viewer 2.06 has been released! New in this version: German localization, texture LOD bias values, rendering test uses automatic mipmap generation if available, bugfixes.
Alchemy Eye 5.5 has been released! New features include: WINS servers monitoring, bugfixes.
Central Brain Identifier 5.10 Final has been released! New in this version: modified Thorton core identification, dynamic data update on the Mobility tab, improved identification of Mobile Athlon XP processors, bugfixes, etc.
[03.12.2003]Central Brain Identifier 5.1.0.3 Beta is available for download! This version has a few improvements, including improved identification of Mobile Athlon XP processors.
Futuremark Corporation has announced that its Windows XP Game Advisor has been launched by Microsoft on the Windows XP website. The tool helps Windows XP users determine which games will run on their PC, and then select the perfect game for themselves, family or friends.In addition to allowing consumers to filter games by genre and age group, the Windows XP Game Advisor provides unbiased performance comparisons that will aid consumers to determine which games will perform best on their computers, before they go to the store -- and even print or e-mail a shopping list of just the right games. The site also will filter games according to Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) age categories so that only appropriate games are recommended for users within specific age groups.
Read on.
[02.12.2003]RAMspeed 1.22 is available for download! It contains minor improvements.
[01.12.2003]CPUSpy 1.02 is available for download! This release has some internal changes.
PassMark Software has released PerformanceTest 5.0 Beta! Some of the new features in Version 5.0 are: new tests (2D Graphics test: Fonts and Text, GUI), new CPU test suite with better performance for multiple CPU and hyper-threaded machines, advanced disk test, UDP protocol network testing, and more!
- Download PerformanceTest 5.0 Beta (1.31Mb)
[30.11.2003]CrystalCPUID 2.4.0.37 has been released! This version has a new feature ("VIA CyrixIII/C3 Multiplier").
CrystalMark 0.8.88.119 is available for download!
[29.11.2003]Barton Clock Ratio Checker 1.21 is available for download! This version supports Thoroughbred and Applebred cores and detects hidden major and minor revisions of the processor core.
[28.11.2003]N-Bench 3 has been released! This version includes: new 3DCG engine based on Microsoft DirectX 9.0 technology, new tests, etc.
CPUID.com has released a set of overclocking tools, called ClockGen! ClockGen allows to dynamically overclock such devices as CPU, memory, AGP and PCI bus. The latest version includes support for nVidia nForce2 and nForce3 chipsets.
To learn more, please visit CPUID.com!
[27.11.2003]The author of Central Brain Identifier has released another little utility called Barton Clock Ratio Checker, which is designed to detect the clock ratio blocking for AMD processord based on the Barton or Thorton core.
AIDA 2.12 and AIDA32 3.88 are now available for download! Here's what's new: support for the latest hardware, extended CPUID information, bugfixes.
[26.11.2003]HDD Temperature 1.2.1 (Build 147) is available for download! This release fixes some bugs.
NEW: ASTRA32 performs computer configuration analysis and provides detailed information (including undocumented) on your computer hardware!
PassMark BatteryMon 1.3 build 1000 is available for download!
[25.11.2003]PCMark04 has been released! It has a wealth of new features and improvements, such as: support for the latest technologies, including DirectX9 and Windows Media 9, new tests (now the program includes 44 tests in sum!), and much more! Click here to learn the details!
CrystalCPUID 2.3.1.31A has been released!
[24.11.2003]Dacris Software has released the first service pack for XMark 7.0! Service Pack 1 mainly improves functionality, but also fixes bugs found in the original release of XMark 7.0.
BenchmarkHQ has a new message board! It is based on the latest phpBB script, looks better and should be much more comfortable and easy to use. If you registered in our old forum, you can use your credentials to log into the new forum equally well.
Unregistered users can post their messages in the forum, however, registration gives additional benefits such as definable avatar images, private messaging, emailing to fellow users, usergroup subscription, ability to choose the board language, etc.
Should you have any questions and comments on the new forum, or you would like the board to speak your native language, please do not hesitate to contact me.
[23.11.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.86.5 is available for download! New in this release: updated Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish language modules, identification of Transmeta Efficeon TM8500, TM8800 and TM8820, chipset information for SiS 655TX and SiS 755FX, motherboard specific sensor info for ASRock K7VM4, Asus P4S800, Epox 3PTA/3PTM and QDI SynactiX 5EP, bugfixes, etc.
Fast Floating Fractal Fun 3.21 has been released! It has a number of improvements.
[22.11.2003]ClearInfo 0.50 RC1 is available for download! It has some minor bugfixes and improvements.
Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 6.0m!
Nero CD Speed 2.11 has been released! New features include: improved support for HD-BURN discs, small improvements and bugfixes.
[21.11.2003]CrystalCPUID 2.3.0.30 has been released!
[20.11.2003]Central Brain Identifier 5.1.0.2 Beta is available for download! This version has a few improvements, including: modified Thorton core identification, dynamic data update on the Mobility tab, etc.
Prime95 v.23 has been released! This version contains many performance improvements for Pentium 4 users. It is up to 25% faster than version 22. Athlon and Pentium 3 users will see a small speed increase too. The Windows version also has small improvements in the torture test.
[19.11.2003]The countdown for PCMark04 has begun! It means that Futuremark is going to release the new version of PCMark in the next few days. BenchmarkHQ will keep you informed on this.
AIDA32 Preview version 3.86.3 is available for download! New in this release: motherboard specific sensor info for DFI LANParty NFII, Gigabyte 7VT600 Series and MSI MS-6321, identification of NS Geode GX1/GXLV/GXm, NS Geode GX2, SiS 55x, Transmeta Crusoe TM3120, Transmeta Efficeon TM8300, Transmeta Efficeon TM8600, Transmeta Efficeon TM8620, detection of nVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 XT (NV35XT) video chip, GPU info for nVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT and 5900 XT, extended CPUID information, bugfixes, etc.
[18.11.2003]Drive Fitness Test 3.51 is available for download! This version includes the improved support for SATA Controllers (Highpoint HPT 372A, Silicon Image SIL 3112A and Intel CHI5).
Hot CPU Tester 4.1 is available for download! It has several improvements.
PC Wizard 2004 has been released! New features include: support for AMD Athlon 64 Mobile, AMD Athlon 64 FX, Intel Pentium 4 EE, Intel Xeon "Gallatin", support for Intel i865GV/GL, Intel i848P, VIA KT600, nVIDIA nForce 2, new benchmarks (L3 Cache, HardDisk, CD/DVD and Removable Disk), more USB information, other improvements and bugfixes.
[17.11.2003]DVD Identifier 3.2 has been released! New in this version: the speeds at which the drive is capable of writing on a specific disc are now also reported (previously only the disc's recording speed capabilities, regardless of the drive's capabilities, were reported), completely rewritten help-file which is now available in HTML help format, bugfixes.
CPUSpy 1.02 Beta is available for download! This release has some internal changes.
[16.11.2003]IPMonitor 4.9 (Build 1116) is available for download! It includes support for Windows XP Themes, improved user interface, ability to enable or disable logging events, ability to specify the log file directory, ability to remove the resulting log files, and a few other minor improvements.
NetInfo 4.9 (Build 1116) has been released! It includes support for Windows XP Themes, improved user interface, and a few other minor improvements.
DISCInfo 1.5.5 has been released! It has a few bugfixes and improvements.
[15.11.2003]HMonitor 4.1.3.4 has been released! Here's what's new: CPU temperature monitoring is supported for several additional notebook types, ALi M1671, M1672 Northbridges support, bugfixes, etc.
Advanced HostMonitor 4.14 has been released! New features include: new test (Text log), several improvements and bugfixes.
[14.11.2003]NikNak 2003 1.0.1 has been released! It has a couple of bugfixes.
[13.11.2003]SPECviewperf 7.1.1 has been released!
[12.11.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.86.2 is available for download! New in this release: motherboard specific sensor info for Intel SE7505VB2 and Supermicro X5DA Series, bugfixes, etc.
PC Surgeon 3.61 has been released! From now on the program is compatible with Windows Server 2003.
HD_Speed 1.3.2.37 has been released!
[11.11.2003]3DMark03 build 340 has been released! New in this version: maximum point sprite size is now limited to 256x256 instead of the maximum supported by the hardware, new version of the Entech library (used to detect the clock frequency of the graphics chip core and memory), more detailed and accurate system information and improved detection of hyperthreaded CPUs.
CrystalCPUID 2.2.1.28 has been released!
CrystalMark 0.8.88.118 is available for download!
SIGuardian 1.7 has been released! New in this release: Exception handler, Web Update feature, Chinese Traditional language, bugfixes.
[10.11.2003]RightMark 3DSound 1.0 has been released! This version includes: detection of EAX4, batch mode, updated User's Manual (in English).
WebServer Stress Tool 6.15 has been released! It has a couple of minor improvements and bugfixes.
[09.11.2003]CPUCooL 7.2.9 has been released! New in this version: nForce 2 Chipset FSB change, AMD64 support.
CrystalCPUID 2.2.0.27 has been released!
[08.11.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.85.9 is available for download! New in this release: identification of new Athlon XP (aka Thorton), detection of ATI Radeon 9600 XT (RV360) and ATI Radeon 9800 XT (R360) video chips, GPU info for ATI Radeon 9600 XT, Radeon 9800 XT, detection of ATI Catalyst 3.9 driver, motherboard specific sensor info for Dell OptiPlex GX200, bugfixes, etc.
[07.11.2003]ASUS has released PC Probe 2.21.09!
- Download PC Probe 2.21.09 (3.8Mb)
Bergemann und Espenschied Datentechnik GbR have released the third beta version of their new software product - ChipInfo! The program displays comprehensive information about the chipset, PCI bus, etc. This beta includes support for some AMD, VIA and SiS chipsets.
- Download ChipInfo 1.0.0 Beta 3 (593Kb)
Intel Processor Frequency ID Utility 6.0 has been released!
[06.11.2003]PassMark KeyboardTest 2.2 build 1006 is available for download!
Central Brain Identifier 5.0 has been released! New features include: ability to make sceenshots and data refreshing, XP-Rating calucation for the "desktop" Barton core with 133MHz bus, determination of the Revision Numbers for the AMD K6-2+/K6-III+ processors, identification of the L2 Cache Card for the AMD K7/K75 processors, determination of Internal Clock Divisors of the power managment states, some other improvements and bugfixes.
[05.11.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.85.7 is available for download! New in this release: updated Lithuanian language module, /DELAY command-line option to delay program startup, bugfixes, etc.
Central Brain Identifier 5.0 Prerelease is available for download!
CD/DVD Diagnostic 2.1.1 build 281 has been released!
CPU-Z 1.20a has been released! Here's what's new: memory frequency and ratio reported on nForce2, VIA KT600 full support, Winbond W83627THF VRM 9 mode support, bugfixes.
[04.11.2003]Alchemy Eye 5.4 has been released! The major change is the new GUI design.
Belarc Advisor has been updated to version 6.0L!
[03.11.2003]DVD Identifier 3.1 has been released! New in this version: the certified recording speeds for DVD-R/-RW media are now also reported (previously this was only available for DVD+R/+RW), the disc's entire 'media code'-block is now accessible, Windows XP theme support, several bugfixes and improvements.
Central Brain Identifier 5.0 beta 6 is available for download! This version includes some improvements for XP-Rating calculation.
[02.11.2003]CPUCooL 7.2.9 Beta is available for download!
SIGuardian 1.7 Beta (Build 269) has been released! New in this release: Chinese Traditional Language added, bugfixes.
[01.11.2003]AIDA32 Preview version 3.85.4 is available for download! New in this release: motherboard specific sensor info for QDI Superb 4, SPD information for "GC7" memory modules, bugfixes, etc.
Central Brain Identifier 5.0 beta 5 is available for download! This version detects the whole range of Athlon XP-M series, Athlon 64, etc.