I was doing some research today at work for upgrades to our work stations, and discovered what some of you may find as useful benchmarking tools.
The first is the Bentley Microstation Graphics Benchmark (primarily used for heavy 3D design programs)
http://appsnet.bentley.com/mstnbenchmark/
And the second is Performance PassMark (free 30 day trial)
http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm