Software update: PerformanceTest 8.0 build 1054

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 1052, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 8.0 build 1054

• Fixed a bug that was causing advanced baseline searches to time out
• Added some new checks for disk caching software

Changes in version 8.0 build 1053

• Work around was made to avoid abnormally high Direct2D benchmark results if the graphics card driver crashed during the test. Some versions of Intel’s video driver would crash with message “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered”. Switching to the Microsoft supplied video driver also fixed the problem.
• Fixed a bug in the Advanced DirectCompute bitonic test where the displayed results could be calculated incorrectly
• Updated system information library
  • Added support for Intel Xeon Broadwell-E CPU
  • Fixed Intel Burst mode frequency measurement (it should be noted that Burst mode it not the same as Turbo mode)