Idea gained from Weekly torch, a benchmark function

[jackalj]

So I was reading through the additional answers of the weekly torch today and one question made me think.

Warhorse Studios Weekly Torch

Will there be a closed “beta”? There are so many different PC systems. At the moment WH has about 5-10 people in the QA. Without min. 100 people more to test, there is no chance for a playable release. Do you need more tester?

I don’t know of any plans for closed beta.
But I do see where you are coming from and closed beta would definitely had some pros.
We do need more testers and some new ones are yet to come. But we are running out of space where to put them.

Because Warhorse is a relative small game developer and they need a lot more testers to make sure the game runs decent on everyone’s computers.
Isn’t it possible to release some kind of benchmark that runs through a separate level and sends the information to Warhorse?

Now, two points that pose problems:
1, I don’t know how feasible it is to create a benchmark. It would take time away from actual development and might not be worth it.
2, the sending information bit… I can understand not everyone wants a program to collect information about your machine and sending it to a company on the other side of the world.

Again, most likely the benchmark option is a waste of time and not feasible. (Then again a lot of games have a separate benchmark option to test which setting you can best play at.)
But there must be some way we can help Warhorse with this problem?