Question: Do I need to use the Benchmark option button on my screen when defragging my hard drive? What exactly does benchmark do (please answer in words a 6th grader could understand)?
I looked up benchmark on the CCleaner wegsite, and WOW, sure is a lot of words. I was more confused after trying to read that then I was before I searched.
It's a tool for for techies and repairpersons, which is why there is 'a lot of words' on the website.
Basically it makes a snapshot (benchmark) of the state of the drive that you can then compare with later snapshots to see if anything is deteriorating over time.