AIDA64 v2.70 Is Released

As we use AIDA64 throughout a lot of our tests, we wanted to let our readers know that the newest version of the fantastic software has been released by FinalWire Ltd with version 2.70 hitting the internet shelves. For those who don’t know what AIDA64 is, it’s a benchmarking and diagnostic tool that allows home users to check performance and functionality of their hardware with ease and also allows for easy comparison due to the preset tests which is what eTeknix use throughout their benchmarking suites for motherboards, memory and other key products.

The latest AIDA64 update includes completely rewritten tests suitable for the latest hardware including AMD and Intel CPUs. Among this, we also find new support for the AMD FM2 socket and optimized tests for the new AMD FX Vishera CPUs and improvements all round for GeForce and Quadro graphics from Nvidia.

For a full list of new features and improvements, check below:

New features & improvements:

• Revamped PhotoWorxx digital photo processing benchmark with AVX, SSE4.1 and XOP optimizations
• Rewritten AES data encryption benchmark with AESNI, SSE4.1 and VIA PadLock optimizations
• Optimized 64-bit benchmarks for AMD FX-Series “Vishera” CPU
• Preliminary support for AMD “Kabini” APU
• Socket FM2 motherboards support
• Support for VirtualBox v4.2 and VMware Workstation v9
• Samsung 840 and 840 Pro SSD support
• GPU details for nVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, Quadro K-Series, VGX K-Series

What’s new since AIDA64 v2.00:

• Microsoft Windows 8 RTM and Windows Server 2012 RTM support
• OpenCL GPGPU Stress Test
• Enhanced UPS support
• SensorPanel graphs and gauges
• Revamped Desktop Gadget
• Optimized 64-bit benchmarks for AMD A-Series “Trinity” APU
• Support for Intel Atom “Cedarview” processors
• Support for Intel Core “Ivy Bridge” APUs and Intel 7-Series chipsets
• Preliminary support for Intel “Haswell” APU and Intel “Lynx Point” PCH
• Preliminary support for Intel “Penwell” SoC
• VIA VX11 platform, Nano X2 and QuadCore CPU support
• Speech API information
• ACPI 5.0, APP SDK 2.7, CUDA 5.0, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.3 support
• Intel 330, Intel 520, Intel 710, OCX Vertex 4, Samsung 830 SSD support
• GPU details for AMD Radeon HD 7000, nVIDIA GeForce 600 Series

Source: FinalWire