Benchmark Software

MadOnion 3DMark

(http://www.madonion.com) is the most popular 3D graphics benchmark available today. 3DMark offers effective system testing in both traditional and overclocked environments. The 3DMark 2000 v1.1 is designed for DirectX 7 graphics accelerators, while the 3DMark 2001 is best suited for DirectX 8.1-compatible video cards.

SiSoftware SANDRA

(http://www.sisoftware.co.uk) offers effective benchmarking and diagnosis for a multitude of system components. SANDRA is available in multiple versions, though the freeware edition offers all the benchmarking modules required to analyze overclocking performance returns and system stability.

Ziff Davis WinBench

(http://www.etestinglabs.com) is a popular benchmark suite designed to test the graphics, video, and disk subsystems under all versions of the Windows operating system. The latest version was released in July 2001, but the highly optimized WinBench99 still provides a superior testing interface compared to competing applications.