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SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

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  • Price: Free to try (75-module trial) $49.99 to buy
  • Operating system: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7
  • Date added: December 09, 2009
  • Total Downloads: 1,675,450
  • Downloads last week: 2,974
  • Product Ranking: #11 in Diagnostic Software
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET staff on July 29, 2009

SiSoftware Sandra provides a robust package of diagnostic tools for testing your system and teasing out its problems--or potential headaches.

This download launches a cheerfully designed interface with an array of colorful--one might even say sprightly--icons for each of its tools. Its arrangement of tools was nicely categorized for the user's benefit: Computer Maintenance, Module Types (Benchmarks, Hardware, Software, Support), and Program Maintenance. Across the top of the window are tabs for each category that match the icons, and each tab provides access to a set of focused tools. We were very pleased with SiSoftware Sandra's performance during our tests. We liked that we could choose from a thorough list of options of items for tests--less robust packages simply run their diagnostics without informing the user just what is getting tested or how. Novices may be in the dark about some of the particulars listed by the app's option boxes, but experienced users will appreciate the thoroughness. Thanks to these option lists, we were able to pinpoint devices, peripherals, and processes for testing; we didn't have to wait for the tool to run a complete test through our entire system. We also liked the benchmarking and reporting features, which are required for anyone interested in comparing performance over time or developing trending reports.

For those running SiSoftware Sandra from a server for network diagnostics, the 75-module limit for the trial version may seem inadequate. However, the price is nice for the robust feature set provided by this toolbox.

 
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Publisher's description

From SiSoftware:

SiSoftware Sandra is a 32- and 64-bit client/server Windows system analyzer that includes benchmarking, testing and listing modules. It tries to go beyond other utilities to show you more of what is really going on under the hood so you draw comparisons at both a high and low-level in a single product. You can get information about the CPU, GPGPU, chipset, video adapter (GPU), ports, printers, sound card, memory, network, Windows internals even .NET and Java.

What's new in this version:

Version 2010a 16.11 improves graphics and GPGPU support, including DirectX 11 Compute Shader/DirectCompute, OpenCL (GPU and CPU), as well as OpenGL graphics on Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

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User reviews

  • All versions:
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  • 2 stars

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "It caused me a blue screen"

    by G�rard LAMBERT on December 18, 2009

    Pros: I did not use it long enough to find one!

    Cons: I downloaded and installed Sandra 2010a and my first application was to check my HDDs: instead of results I got an immediate blue screen. My first move after rebooting was to uninstall it.

    Summary: I knew this piece of software since I had used earlier versions in the past, with some problems too, as far as I remember. I am not saying "Never again!" but at least "Never before having a new PC with a new motherboard and a new OS.".

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  • 3 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "This utility runs on most systems and is accurate."

    by SnakeZero6 on July 5, 2010

    Pros: Sandra 2010 has more features than I care to type. It can monitor ever aspect of your computer.

    Cons: Like I said, it works on most systems. This maxed my resources and CPU. I believe this is do to having a socket 487 processor. I haven't found a program that works well with these boards. With that said I am not going to rag on SiSoftware's Program.

    Summary: If you are a UberGeek, and don't have a socket 487 processor and board, Get this Program. For everyone else, you might want to find something with less features and and better interface.

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  • 1 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Cant understand anything due to language problems!"

    by burgundyjeans on December 21, 2009

    Pros: From what I see, almost everything seems to be iconized and the graphics are alright.

    Cons: I selected English upon installation and it still installed the product in German! I cant seem to find the language settings anywhere on the thing and the manufacturers homepage is absolutely unhelpful!

    Summary: I dislike it because of the language problem. Reinstalling does not work either. No matter how many times you reinstall and select English it still loads in German, regardless of Windows language settings. I guess it has something to do with the location. Well in any case, changing the language on a programme that has 6 languages should be under settings and clearly visible, which is not.

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  • 2 stars

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Extremely cryptic in description of problems found."

    by $! on June 3, 2010

    Pros: Worked, I think.

    Cons: Didn't have enough user interface documentation as to how or what it was going to do.
    It blue screened during a HDD defrag, scared me, I thought I might have to reinstall the OS. The Laptop booted but complained that it was shut down forcefully.

    Summary: I think I will stay with CCleaner for a while longer.

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  • 4 stars

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Good Program."

    by brummyfan on February 4, 2010

    Pros: It identifies hardware and provides vital info.

    Cons: I have no complaints or didn't find any shortcomings.

    Summary: I will recommend this product to my friends and family.

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  • 4 stars

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "GIVES A GOOD VIEW OF THE SYSTEM"

    by doctorbiz on January 17, 2010

    Pros: Each section, CPY, Hardware etc is clearly separated. It made my work a lot easier to (in this case) identify some technical information.

    Cons: I was unable to clearly identify if the cpu is 64bit

    Summary: A great tool.

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  • 4 stars

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Worked as expected."

    by ncrsadmin on December 25, 2009

    Pros: Allowed me to monitor my CPU Temperature which was causing a problem.

    Cons: When I tried to do a burn in test my system locked up and I had to manually shut it off. Would like to see the results of that test.

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  • 4 stars

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Great at identifying hardware."

    by alan.kerr on December 17, 2009

    Pros: Most things

    Cons: Some of the options

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  • 1 stars

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "Worse piece of junk yet"

    by doc101 on December 10, 2009

    Pros: The trial version scans quickly.

    Cons: The listing of errors is unfathomable as far as knowing which programs or files are involved. If you click on "repair" it tells you that the repair is limited in the trial version How is one to know whether to buy if the trial is a total cripple?

    Summary: Like....nothing

    Dislike....this program

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  • 4 stars

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Version: SiSoftware Sandra 2010a

    "i've used it for years"

    by ratttmannn on December 17, 2009

    Pros: works good it shows about every thing about your computer and compares with others

    Cons: i like the product

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