DeviantPC has posted the beginners guide to benchmarking.

Enjoy the fun of bench testing, but don't take it too seriously. Your computer is there to be used, not fiddled with. Picture this scenario: 2 car owners - one goes out every weekend driving around the country, blasting down lanes scaring hedgehogs. The other religiously polishes it every Sunday, cursing the birds that drop their little parcels onto it. Which would you rather be?

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