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 1043, the following changes and improvements have been made:
Changes in version 8.0 build 1047
- Changed advanced baseline searches so they should be faster when switching between pages of results
- Added a default “no sorting” option for advanced baseline search to speed up searches
- Fixed a bug with the cursor not always redrawing correctly immediately after a baseline search finishes
- Changed simple search to report “X baselines found” when
- Added a check and removal of BOM when loading a customized key.dat file (file expected to be in unicode UTF-16LE format)
- Fixed broken parsing of pt.ini file when using /a command line options, pt.ini will be read in ascii or unicode (UTF-16LE) format
- System Information updates
- Added support for AMD HD 8690A
- Updated CPU specification information,aAdded Intel Cherry Trail, Braswell and Knights Landing, newer Intel Haswell and Broadwell CPUs, newer AMD CPUs.
- Added Intel Bay trail temperature monitoring.
Changes in version 8.0 build 1046
- Baseline Manager basic Search will now require the user specify a field (CPU / Video / Drive / Motherboard / Description) to search
- Baseline Manager, an Empty Advanced Search (with the Default Options) will result in showing the last day of submissions
- Fixed a crash that could happen when reading in the windows experience performance values in win 8
Changes in version 8.0 build 1045
- Fixed a bug where the “Save baseline” menu item was opening the “Export results as image” dialog
Changes in version 8.0 build 1044
- Added option to display temperature as Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Made some changes so on some systems with dual Intel/AMD video cards the correct card is displayed in the results
- System Information updates
- Added support for AMD Radeon R9 285, AMD Radeon HD 7730
- Fixed a bug in the “Install to USB” function that would stop the install process when the USB drive ran out of space but didn’t display an error message
- Fixed some incorrect tool tips in the File menu
| Version number | 8.0 build 1047 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
| Website | PassMark Software |
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| File size |
25.70MB |
| License type | Shareware |