TL;DR: CrystalMark Retro 2.0, a free benchmarking tool from Crystal Dew World, now supports Windows 95, 98, and Me, after a year of development. It allows users to compare retro and modern systems.

Windows 11 arrived with promises of tighter security, modern visuals, and smarter scheduling, yet a growing body of benchmarks now paints a more awkward picture: in many common workloads, it lags ...

Even a decade-old Windows PC can feel surprisingly fresh with the right software, especially if you focus on tools that ...

Microsoft’s recent introduction of a native NVMe SSD performance driver for Windows Server 2025 has drawn attention after users found a way to enable the ...

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

Windows 11 is facing a reality check in a YouTube benchmark showdown, consistently trailing behind older versions with slower ...

In an odd turn of events, Windows 8 has been banned from HWBot, one of the world's top benchmarking and overclocking communities. All existing benchmarks recorded by Windows 8 have been disqualified.

In a previous article I looked at UL Solutions' newest test suite, Procyon. Procyon is the successor to its widely successful benchmarking tool, PCMark. Procyon was designed to benchmark today's ...