There are hugh differences in the individual module
I don't know what you are refering here by, "individual module".
Is the baseline benchmark done by PassMark?
what are the pre-benchmark preparation done to the system
Otherwise,
- Defag the disk
- Turn off programs that do real time scanning of files as you read them
(e.g. Antivirus programs)
- As much as possible turn of anything else that using up CPU cycles /
RAM in the background
- Make sure you E-Mail program isn't going to check for E-mail in the
middle of the test (and similar periodic tasks)
- After booting wait a few minutes for the machine to settle down before
running a test
- Make sure you have the correct and up to date device drivers for your
hardwrae
- Use the 64bit version of PerformanceTest on 64bit O/S's.
- Use a CD with a small number of large files on it for the CD test
See also these forum posts.
Common reasons for a PC running slowly
http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1057
How do I push my PC to the bleeding edge?
http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1071
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