2024-08-30 14:52:06
Sometimes there is a fine line between a real drop in the speed of your computer and the sensation of it slowing down.
You may feel like apps and websites aren’t as fast as they used to be, but it’s hard to know for sure when you use your computer every day.
Trying to determine when a laptop or desktop computer is past its expiration date is not an exact science. Whether it’s a basic low-end PC or a super-powerful machine, none of them last forever. There will come a time when it will need to be replaced.
Both Windows and macOS have built-in tools for monitoring system performance.
Windows
In Windows, this is the Task Manager: right-click on an empty area of the taskbar, then choose the Task Manager. Under the tabs Process et Performancesyou get a wealth of details on how your system’s resources are holding up under the weight of software, so you can keep track of these numbers week after week (or month after month) to spot any degradation.
To get a performance history, search for the tool by typing Performance Monitor from the Start menu.
- Right click on User defined (User Defined) sous Data Collector Games(Data Collector Set).
- Choose Nouveau et Data Collector Game.
- Name the set, select Create from templatethen click on Following.
- Choose System Performance et To end.
Using the Action and Start commands, you can run a diagnostic check manually, or you can right-click your new report, then choose Properties and Schedule to have it run automatically from time to time.
Performance Monitor isn’t the most user-friendly tool out there, and you might find it easier to keep your own records of Task Manager activity, but if you want to examine those performance stats in more detail, it’s a good choice.
macOS
On macOS, you need to use Activity Monitor; available in the menu Go > Utilitiesyou find.
While notes can be taken to spot speed differences, it is not possible to automatically record performance data.
The ideal is to use a third-party application like Geekbench, a very popular and reliable analysis tool, both on macOS and Windows. A 295 MB download in its macOS version.
Geekbench
Geekbench will test the main processor, the graphics processor or the system chip that combines all the components into a single chip.
Do tests at regular intervals to note differences.
Be aware that the first component to reduce performance is often the storage media. Just getting close to full capacity is enough to slow down performance significantly.
At least 10% of free space should be kept. Ex. out of 256GB, 25GB should be free to allow the system to write temporary data.
To test your storage media (hard drive or SSD), consider trying CrystalDiskMark for Windows computers and Blackmagic Disk Speed Test for macOS (in Apple’s Mac App Store): both are easy to use and will give you a lot of information about the performance of your disks.
To test the performance of your SSD drive —————
Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
Simple trick: timed start
Take out your stopwatch (or the one on your phone) and time how long it takes for your computer to boot up and shut down. Both of these processes are good barometers of the health of your Windows or macOS machine.
Once you’ve accumulated a few data points (in a spreadsheet, for example), you should have a useful indicator of how your computer is performing and where it’s going.
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