Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

Raimondas reviewed v2015.SP2b 21.42 on Jul 10, 2015

Useless application. Provides incorrect (partially) information about your PC.

barrytbutler reviewed v2014 20.17 on Jan 29, 2014

3.5 stars

DudeBoyz reviewed v2012.SP5a.18.66 on Aug 16, 2012

Needlessly complex for benchmarking. Annoying interface for same. All that installation crap should not be necessary either. Plus, it's extremely slow when you do execute the benchmarking sequence.

This feels like a very disjointed effort. It's an uneven patchwork.

Not a fan.

lylejk reviewed v2012.SP4a.18.47 on Jun 13, 2012

I only remember Sandra from a few years back. As I recall, it was quite a powerful set of utilities and my boss (yes, he had a paid license) used it to burn in every PC he built (installed then uninstalled of course). Yes, $35 plus is a lot of money for burnin software, but if it's as good as it was back then, it worth it if you make a living at evaluating and building PCs. No longer in the PC repair business (do some contract work now but it's more grunt PC related then repair) so things may have changed since 2010, but I'm pretty sure Sandra is still a good set of utilities but may be, as others have already mentioned, a little heavy for most folks use, but if you want a thorough test, it'll meet your requirements for sure. :)

Music4Ever reviewed v2012.SP4a.18.47 on May 15, 2012

A bit big for what it does & not cheap, try HW Info instead.

egg83 reviewed v2012.SP3.18.40 on Mar 30, 2012

Been using HwInfo in place of this, Sandra is still a decent software, but has become somewhat overweight recently.

Input Overload reviewed v2012.SP1.18.21 on Dec 9, 2011

At 56 meg it's 95% crap. You can do far better than this has been. A few years ago it was OK, today no chance.

And I'm getting fed up of the 'Shareware' tag, 99% of these are crippled commercial demos, true shareware is as rare as rocking-horse s*** today.

Raimondas reviewed v2011.17.36 on Feb 3, 2011

It seems it has a bit low reputation, but i like this tool. It gives much more information about your system than Lavalys / Aida64.

Vimes reviewed v2011.17.36 on Feb 2, 2011

I am not too sure of the point of having this any longer. If you are savvy enough to download and install it in the first place then you quickly realise that it is quite bloated and of little value considering others which do more relevant things for free.
At one time SiS was a useful piece of software but now it seems to have lots of bells and whistles with little substance.

FatBastard reviewed v2011c.17.30 on Jan 3, 2011

Crap!

I prefer Aida64

The wizard reviewed v2010.SP3.16.67 on Sep 17, 2010

I've used Sisoft for many many years -- last update .. well hello? (and good bye) these people are either on drugs or writing software for people with IQ's about 100 points over mine. Goodbye ole paint your p**** is dead. See what Belarc is doing these days.

some guy reviewed v2010.SP3.16.67 on Sep 14, 2010

at ounce apon a time when SiS was one of a kind it was good but now their are way to many free wares that blow this out of the water, R.I.P

morrig reviewed v2009.1.15.60 SP1 on Nov 5, 2008

For home use this freeware,not as described.On my 4 year old computer a bit of a slugged at times ,on certain tests.

gehtnix reviewed vXII.2008.SP2.5.14.21 on Apr 21, 2008

people who know what hardware is in their pc:
they don't need it. better buy a new game for the $
people who don't know what hardware is in their pc:
they don't need it, either. better buy a screwdriver

if you need a diagnostic tool when let's say buying
a 2nd hand pc, there are better tools that even fit
onto a floppy or use one of those bootable tool cd's
that are around the net.

janset reviewed vXII.2008.SP2.5.14.21 on Apr 20, 2008

It was once a good program, but now there are better free alternatives.

bourgeoisdude reviewed vXII.SP2.2008 (4.14.20) on Apr 8, 2008

jafo--They used to have a one-time registration that would cover all future upgrades--when I bought mine. Then a month after they stopped. I believe this was in either 2002 or 2003 this happened...

I stopped using them shortly afterwards. I keep trying their newer versions, but I just don't have much use for them anymore and I'd prefer using other system info utilities, while PC Mark and 3D Mark are my prefered benchmark utilities now.

jafo818 reviewed vXII.2008 (12.30) on Aug 17, 2007

I used to pay for upgrades to this (for a few years)... If they had a one time registration fee they'd get more people to buy... I gave up on it because there are other alternatives (I use Everest) and my older version still works for the most part...

some guy reviewed v2007 (10.98) on May 9, 2006

I give it a 5 great aplication, for them pc's you get that where put togather ,from some small pc company and you need to know whats inside. to get the drivers ect, used with driver magic pro and they make a good team. Would love to see Sandra have that ablity to located drivers for the devices, installed.

horsecharles reviewed v2007 (10.98) on May 8, 2006

I'll ignore $$$ and give this a 5...However, i use freeware PCWizard2006, constantly/recently updated. That being said, I have not done a detailed compare of both(nor Everest, etc.)--ergo not suggesting it's equally-featured or better, just that it works for what I use it for, and seems to use much less resources.

arossetti reviewed v2005.SR1 (10.50) on Jan 26, 2005

Certainly a nice program, but the best? I still can't decide between this and Everest (formerly Aida). I give 'em both 5 stars.

rozaray25 reviewed v2005.SR1 (10.50) on Jan 26, 2005

This is the best out there for computer info. as far as I know! I have tried them all and this is the best and the fastest!

)-°» reviewed v2004 SP2 2004.7.9.129 on Jun 23, 2004

i used this program alot as a pc-technician, really liked it, but u gotta give aida the props for doin' it for free...

Neoprimal reviewed v2004.SP1.9.104 on Feb 14, 2004

I've used SS since it was released. Pretty nifty program, very informative. I'm not QUITE sure I trust some of the cpu and memory benches, at least the comparison notes - but many o' hardware testers out there use it, so my doubts may be unfounded. I disovered a little program called Aida32 a while back that I've grown fond of....but Sandra is happy as number 2 I think. I def. would recommend it to anyone out there at least looking for great in depth info about their PC.

Microshaft reviewed v2004.SP1.9.104 on Feb 13, 2004

It's good, it's damn good, It made toast when it completed.

norky reviewed v2004.10.9.89 on Oct 2, 2003

Please don't rate a program if you can't even dl it. The fact that the link may be broken doesn' reflect on the quality of the app.

This is a pretty darn good program. Lots of info and benchies for the user who likes to get down and dirty with their hardware. I'd rate it higher, if Aida32 wasn't free.

controler reviewed v2004.10.9.89 on Oct 2, 2003

I would like to try it out but none of the download links seem to work.

exit reviewed vMAX3 9.73 on Jun 27, 2003

I have always liked SiSoft Sandra She is my type of girl

andym16 reviewed v2003.1.9.31 on Jan 7, 2003

Very good piece of software. Great interface. Offers more information than anyone could need to know.

tannman1 reviewed v2003.1.9.31 on Jan 4, 2003

I have always found Sandra to be a great information application. Having said that allot of the tips don't help very much and I take most "benchmarcking" apps with a grain of salt. The price is right...FREE!

Kiriakos GR reviewed v2003.1.9.31 on Dec 29, 2002

I have stop using this silly software , the score's is changing from the one version to the other , its well known that the latest Celeron 1.4 FCPGA2 it was killing the P4 2.2 Ghz .. In the latest version everything looks upside down .. In the US there was lots of law shoots about that fact ,that the latest P4's was not offering real gain over the latest FCPGA CPUs ..
The Sandra had become as another marketing tool like the Madonion 3D Mark .. I do not have faith to it any more , not to think of even spending any cash for it ..
This software have end up as one joke ..

bobad reviewed v2003.1.9.26 on Nov 6, 2002

Still good, still free, better performance graphing than 2000.x version. I still downgraded it because it doesn't have a 3D graphics benchmark, and because it has no composite score like Performance Test (passmarks). (bobad@charter.net)

bobad reviewed v2001.3.7.52 on Mar 28, 2001

Great program, especially for Freeware (for personal use). I downgraded this program because it has no video benchmarki and no overall benchmark. In this category, "Performance Test" (Passmark) is still the best, IMHO. (bobad@mindspring.com)

funkervogt reviewed v2000.7.6.49 on Jul 19, 2000

It's pretty good.... not as helpful as it used to be though, and it's a total pain in the behind to try and upgrade this on windows 2000.... it's pretty good but a few flaws..

D00msday reviewed v6.00 on Mar 6, 2000

Very good program for benchmarking,
clean interface and easy to use
I recommend it to all my lesbians friends