Software update: PerformanceTest 8.0 build 1030

PassMark Software, known for BurnInTest and WirelessMon, among others, has released an update for version 8.0 of PerformanceTest. This program allows a computer running Windows XP or higher to be subjected to a series of benchmarks. In 32 tests, the five main groups, namely the processor, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, storage and memory, are tested as objectively as possible and graphically compared to a number of other systems. In addition, there are seven extra tests, in which virtualization and the network can be examined, among other things. Since build 1028, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 8.0 build 1030:

• PerformanceTest should now distinguish between Windows 8 and 8.1 in the system information
• Baseline manager will now display baseline scores with a decimal point. As this value is also used for sorting the displayed list it also fixes a bug where baselines separated by a decimal value (eg 100.0 and 100.1) were being displayed in the wrong order.
• Baseline manager will now check baseline creation time with the time stored in the baseline cache file (baseline.cfg). If the file in disk is more than 30 mins newer than the cache entry the cache is updated. Previously overwriting a file in “My Baselines” would not update the score listed in the baseline manager.
• Fixed an error that would be displayed if a baseline had an invalid temperature value stored in it.

Changes in version 8.0 build 1029:

• Disabled baseline uploading when Samsung RAPID service is detected and the disk test has been run on a Samsung hard drive (the tests can still be run but the results cannot be uploaded)
• Disabled mouse and keyboard input for the duration of the 2D tests to precent windows being minimized
• Fixed some rounding errors to could cause frame rates when PerformanceTest was first starting to be displayed incorrectly
• Added support for some AMD 8700M/8800M video cards and updated System information library