bench test 
chiefly Computing
noun
A test carried out on a machine, a component, or software before it is released for use, to ensure that it works properly.The finer images also enable researchers to more accurately model and predict the behavior of materials on computers before time-consuming and expensive bench tests are conducted....
- Each engine is assembled crankshaft to harness by an individual technician, who then bench tests it and affixes his personally signed plaque to it.
- Tests EPG conducts consist of bench tests, lab tests, field tests, and large-scale, geographically distributed SOS tests.
verb
1 (bench-test) [with object] Run a bench test on: they are offering you the chance to bench-test their applications...
- I took the old starter to Autozone and they bench tested it.
- Do you know if they bench tested the transmission?
1.1 [no object, with adverbial] Give particular results during a bench test: it bench-tests two times faster than the previous version