How to Benchmark Laptop for review?

[hec]

I seen an old thread from about 4 years ago (can't find it now) that was a walkthrough on how to do tests to benchmark a laptop and I would like to know if there is a thread or article here that is more up to date and runs through how to benchmark a new laptop.

[emc_2]

Depends on what you plan on benching.

Here's a few programs:

Passmark's Performance Test

Prime 95

Anything from Futuremark

CrystalDiskMark

HD Tune

That's all I can think of, off the top of my head. I'm sure other will come along and expand the list.

[David]

Also to add to the list are:

SuperPi
wPrime
Fritz Chess Benchmark
Nuclearus Multi Core
Performance Test
ScienceMark
MaxxMEM
Cinebench
ATTO
FastCopy
Battery Eater

[Phill88]

Nice lists. Thanks guys, will take a look. ^^

[debguy]

Please add Unigine Heaven [1] to that list! It can test OpenGL and DX11 capabilities and there is a Linux version available* [2] which might be useful for cross-platform tests or standalone since it's the only useful Linux graphics benchmark I know.
There is a Unigine Heaven Benchmark in my signature link [3]. As I recall the first column of the table are the default settings for Unigine Heaven.

*) Which I guess only includes the OpenGL tests.
[1] Heaven DX11 Benchmark | Unigine: real-time 3D engine (game, simulation, visualization and VR)
[2] Download Heaven DX11 Benchmark | Unigine: real-time 3D engine (game, simulation, visualization and VR)
[3] Dell Precision M6500 ? DebianforumWiki

[kevmanw4301]

I wouldn't use Prime95, though, since its not a benchmarker, its a stress test. Also, toss in a few games that are used in alot of reviews, like F1 2010, Civ5 and, especially, StarCraft II.

[ViciousXUSMC]

Just look at a review from somebody like me

ViciousXUSMC's Ultimate G73JH Review

Benchmarking is only useful if you have a relative place to compare it too.

So stick with testing used by other benchmarking sites or users. Use testing appropriate for your machine IE dont use 3DMark05 on a system built in 2010 use Vantage instead.

For gaming use games that have built in benchmarks again so it can be compared to other machines. If you tried to do your own custom benchmark of say Starcraft 2 the difference between one test and another very well could be over 60fps different just depending on how many players are there, what AI commands are running in the background, and what is going on, on screen.

I can run SC2 on Ultra fine in 1v1 but if I play a custom game with mass units I can drop to 4fps... Since there is no standardized benchmark for SC2 there is no way to compare it to another user and no way the benchmark is really that useful.

For CPU WPrime is good, for GPU Vantage or 3Dmark11, for games use those with built in benchmarks and ALWAYS state all settings used for testing.

Test should be run 3+ times and then averaged.

[roxshot]

Maximum PC has a great article on their methodology and testing each individual component.
Maximum PC | How to Properly Benchmark Your PC

[debguy]

Originally Posted by roxshot

Maximum PC has a great article on their methodology and testing each individual component.
Maximum PC | How to Properly Benchmark Your PC

Windows only. Therefore not very good.