Benchmarking hardware allows one to judge the performance of a component or various components on their system by comparing them against similar hardware. Some of the most popular benchmarking utilities out there, which Neowin also uses for its tests and reviews, are 3DMark, CrystalDiskMark, and Cinebench, among others. There are also other lightweight software programs like PassMark free, which, although not quite as modern as something like 3DMark or Procyon, allows a user to run a quick pass...
