Dacris Benchmarks 8.0.7918

Founded back in ’99, Dacris Software is a company that specializes in developing great software applications for the benchmarking industry. As company representatives explain, the main goal has always been to “push the limits of usability and ease of use of advanced software” – hence the company’s motto “Optimize Life.”

In the benchmarking industry, Dacris Software is an industry leader. The company’s flagship has always been and remains Dacris Benchmarks. If you want to get Dacris Benchmarks and put it to the test, you first need to download the application. In this regard you should know that the download weighs in at some 29Mb, so on a less than spectacular internet connection the download may take a bit to complete.

After you download the app, it is time to install it. In this regard you should know that Dacris Benchmarks works with Windows Server 2003 , Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

What can you do with Dacris Benchmarks once it has been installed on your system? You can use the application to test the performance your computer. Dacris Benchmarks allows you to see how fast the CPU, the RAM memory, the hard drive, the video card, and several other components are.

After you’re done testing your computer, you can see how you fare against other computer users. You can take your results and compare them to a vast online database that Dacris Benchmarks provides.

Benchmarking your system and comparing the results with other systems are both nice features. But Dacris Benchmarks has two more features up its sleeves. The first feature is System Grade – it can predict how your system will perform in real-life scenarios. The second feature is System Monitor – a log of system resoursce usage is kept; the log can help you identify the cause of those annoying periodic slowdown.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Nice interface
• Once click benchmarking
• System Monitor feature
• System Grade feature
• Portable
• Works with all Windows versions

Cons

• 10-run trial
• After using Dacris Benchmarks 10 times, you can only use 5 features (standard benchmark tests, overview tab without HTML report, system information tab without HTML report, save results, and publish results).

Dacris Benchmarks has been reviewed by George Norman on 21 Apr 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Dacris Benchmarks 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent