While System Mechanic’s real-time optimizers didn’t appear to put any drag on Windows 7 and XP SP3 performance, there was no improvement either.
Passmark Performance Test 8 results under Windows XP (SP3 is required) were virtually identical. The results with System Mechanic were slightly slower, but too close to call. Thinking perhaps System Mechanic’s real-time optimizers might have a better effect on Windows 7, I ran Crystal Disk Mark and PCMark 7 on my own W7 SP1 system. In reality, they doubled the time our compression test took, and lowered storage system performance by a good 20 percent. The three real-time components - OptiCore, RAMJet, and AcceleWrite - promise to prevent programs from hogging the CPU, return unreleased memory to the system, and prevent fragmented disk writes. Kudos to Iolo for its utilities and innovative presentation of Windows options, but a big what-the-heck for real-time background optimization, which dropped the WorldBench 8.1 score of our Core i7-4500u-based, 16GB Dell Inspiron 7537 test platform from 65 to 58. System Mechanic’s opening dialog will take you to tutuorials or the company’s website for support. The suite’s launch app is so rife with collapsible navigation panels and marketing monikers such as ActiveCare, LiveBoost, Energy Booster, CRUDD Remover, and Designated Drivers, that it’s not nearly as easy to browse or learn as the Super Control Panel. Ironically, System Mechanic makes finding Windows options easier, but fails to apply the same technique to its own interface. For instance, there’s an entry that says “Create and format hard drive partitions.” That’s a heck of a lot easier for most users to find and understand than tracking down Computer ManagementStorageDisk Management and right-clicking on a partition.
In a world misguidedly obsessed with icons, the Super Control Panel’s plain-language listing of Windows options and settings is refreshing and easy to navigate. There’s one other System Mechanic feature that Microsoft and many others should consider copying-the Super Control Panel. System Mechanic’s Super Control Panel groups and lists virtually every Windows setting and option in a single easy-to-understand-and-browse location.
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