A benchmark is a test, or a series of tests, that determines how well a certain piece of computer hardware runs — and in a lot of cases, “benchmarking” is essentially synonymous with “stress testing”. By pushing your hardware to its limits, you can then compare its measurements against the measurements of other hardware. Most benchmark tests are designed to emulate the kind of workload a PC might experience under real-world conditions. As such, it’s pretty much the only way to get quantitative data on how well your system can perform — and if your numbers fall short, it’s a...
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