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How to Benchmark Your CPU and GPU Like a Pro

Whenever a new GPU or CPU enters the market, the online world floods with benchmarks. Benchmarks allow users to take temperature readings under load, gauge PC performance through FPS, and test PC components for stability. Furthermore, benchmarks can also indicate how well your rig performs compared to other systems across the globe.

For our purposes, we will duplicate the process undergone by tech experts when testing the performance of new PC parts.

Why Benchmark?

Benchmarking compares the performance output of your PC components with other, similar components. Benchmarking also allows users to keep track of how well their parts function, and whether or not a particular part is malfunctioning.

For example, if you have a high functioning CPU, but a low functioning GPU, you may experience issues with ultra-high video game settings. If both your CPU and GPU are functioning well, but either one overheats, your PC may shut down without warning.

Furthermore, benchmarking components lets you gauge how well games will run on your PC.

Note that benchmarking is different from stress-testing. PC stress tests push the components to their limit. This is useful for overclocking, wherein pushing parts past their limit may crash the PC under a heavy load. Benchmarking, on the other hand, tests performance across differing levels of intensity.

Caution: To gather a proper benchmark reading, close all other running programs during benchmark tests. All will require 100% of your CPU in order to gauge performance.

Benchmarking Parameters

You can find a number of different benchmarking tools online and not one is better than the other. Yet,  benchmarking tests do become more complex, depending on what you wish to test.

General Parameters

A general benchmark will gauge three simple variables: clock speeds, temperatures, and voltages. HWMonitor provides this exact information. Although using monitoring software does not officially qualify as benchmarking, HWMonitor will allow users to keep track of different readings throughout the benchmarking process. As your GPU and CPU work harder, your temperature readings will rise.

This simple monitoring method displays two key variables: clock speeds and temperature readings. If your temperature readings are high (80-90 °C) at idle — meaning your PC is not working very hard — you should consider taking measures to cool it down. If your components are cool at idle conditions, but increase dramatically under load, your GPU fan may not be working or may be working improperly.

FPS

Gauging FPS is the best method to test PC performance. It’s also reliable, because FPS relies both on CPU and GPU performance. A higher FPS typically indicates a faster overall PC.

Online tech reviewers use minimum, maximum, and average FPS scores to test a component’s performance. There is an inverse ratio between FPS and in-game activity. Minimum FPS readings mean more in-game activity, which stretches PC performance, while maximum FPS readings mean little is happening in-game.

There are two types of FPS benchmarks: simulated and real-time. When a program runs pre-rendered visuals on your PC to test FPS, it’s simulated. These simulated tests gauge performance during both high and low activity.

Real-time FPS ratings are taken during regular gaming sessions. These ratings test how well your PC performs with daily use. For example, users may switch from a low-intensity game like League of Legends to a graphics intensive game like Grand Theft Auto V.

FPS readings may differ widely between these two sessions. FPS readings will also differ based on the in-game video settings. Real-time FPS ratings give more realistic results than simulations, so tech reviewers often present both test results.

Scores

Not all benchmarking tools give scores. Most test the performance of your components. Certain software, such as 3DMark or RealBench, will provide a score. This score is particular to the software. You can use these scores to compare them with other PCs.

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These scores will not gauge what games or programs will run on your PC. They do, however, show how your PC matches up with other PCs around the globe.

GPU Benchmark

GPU benchmarking is a great method of checking the ability of a newly acquired or overclocked GPU. As mentioned above, you can benchmark your GPU using two different methods: simulated and real-time benchmarking.

GPUs affect gaming performance more than they do general PC usage and multi-tasking. The best method for real-time benchmarks is to run a graphics intensive game and track your FPS. If your FPS ranges from 10-20, consider lowering graphics settings for better gaming results.

Simulation Benchmark

Few companies provide better GPU benchmarking software than Unigine. The free version of Heaven Benchmark is a great tool for checking how well your GPU performs.

3DMark also provides a free demo version of their Time Spy benchmark (available on Steam), which works to benchmark PC components.

Unigine’s Heaven Benchmark and 3DMark’s Time Spy test different versions of DirectX. The free version of Heaven benchmarks using DirectX 11, while Time Spy uses DirectX12. DirectX12 is only available for Windows 10.

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Pick your video settings in the splash screen and run the software to get started. The higher setting, the more stress the simulation puts on your PC. I used Heaven Benchmark on High settings to benchmark the effectiveness of a slight GPU overclock. These results were taken using 1440 x 980 resolution. Higher resolutions will provide better graphics, but will also stress your GPU more so than lower resolutions.

I increased my core clock from 980 MHz to 1070 MHz, and my memory clock from 1070 MHz to 1550 MHz, and saw an FPS and Heaven Benchmark score increase after overclocking my GPU. You can also save your results when the test finishes. Heaven Benchmark will save in your C:\Users\[PC Name] folder by default.

This is the simplest way to benchmark your GPU’s performance.

Real-Time Benchmark

Real-time benchmarks gauge the effectiveness of your GPU during normal game play. This is a great way to test the different FPS ratings you would receive using different video quality settings. They’re also great measuring tools for GPU performance across different game types. AAA-rated games, for example, are more intensive on the GPU than online multiplayer games like League of Legends and World of Warcraft.

To perform a real-time benchmark test, download the popular FPS program Fraps. When Fraps is running, your FPS reading will automatically appear on the corner of your screen. Open Fraps and open the FPS tab to orient your indicator.

Ensure MinMaxAvg is checked under Benchmark Settings. Leave everything else as it. Now, you can begin real-time benchmarks. Minimize Fraps and open a game of your choice. You will notice that Fraps provides a large, yellow FPS indicator on the corner of your screen.

While your game is open, press F11 on your keyboard to begin benchmarking. Fraps will begin tallying your minimum, maximum, and average FPS rating. These specifications are saved to your C:\Fraps\Benchmarks folder as a .csv (spreadsheet) file. The image below is an example of Fraps readings. The left benchmark was taken running Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor in Medium settings, while the right shows similar gameplay in Ultra settings.

For further results, check FPS in your Benchmark Settings to receive a spreadsheet of every FPS rating received while gaming. Games like Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor also provide in-game benchmarks to test your video settings. Although these tests are simulated, they test in-game graphics and activity rather well.

The above results were taken from the in-game benchmark at Ultra settings, which closely match our Fraps readings.

CPU Benchmark

CPU benchmarks differ slightly from GPU benchmarks. While GPU benchmarks focus on the ability to run games smoothly, CPU benchmarks often test your PCs ability to multitask.

Make no mistake; a better CPU will allow games to run more smoothly on your PC. You can even use the FPS tests to benchmark your CPU speeds. Yet, testing the CPU itself depends on how many programs you have open and run efficiently.

Render Benchmark

CineBench‘s CPU benchmark only tests render times, but provides a convenient comparison chart directly in the software.

Render and playback speeds rely heavily on CPU speeds. Experts often use render tests to gauge the performance of different CPUs.

The render test is a rather effective way to test processor speed, but isn’t indicative of how well a CPU would work under regular conditions. This also doesn’t directly compare to real-world tests like multitasking.

Real-World Benchmark

Software like GeekBench allows users to test their CPU and compare their scores with Geekbench’s entire benchmark library. It also claims to run real-world tests, ensuring the accuracy of the test.

I prefer RealBench, which uses a variety of real-world tests to benchmark CPUs. The tests include image editing, video encoding, programming, and multitasking. RealBench also displays every process being conducted directly on your desktop.

Once you have your results, compare your RealBench results with the RealBench library and leaderboards as well. Not only is RealBench an effective benchmarking tool, it’s an excellent, real-world stress test as well.

How Much Do You Bench?

If you’ve never benchmarked your PC, now is the perfect time to try. Benchmarking won’t speed up your computer or increase performance, but being able to benchmark your component parts can be an effective troubleshooting tool. If not, you’ve finally caught a glimpse as to what benchmarks are, and how PC enthusiasts use them to test part performance.

Do you benchmark your PC? What for and what software do you use? Let us know in the comments below!

The best benchmarking software for PC

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Find the true speed of your PC.

By Thiago Trevisan

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You’ve spent months planning, researching, and painstakingly putting together every component in your beloved gaming rig. Now it’s time to see what it can do. Much like a virtuoso pianist will practice his scales to see how fast he can do them, you too can test your PC to see if it’s ready for Carnegie Hall-like levels of performance. Today we’ll show you the best software for benchmarking your PC.

What is benchmarking? It involves using specific software to test the speed of each individual component inside your computer, such as your CPU, GPU, and SSD, or even how everything works together. Yep, it’s a lot of science and math. Don’t worry though! It’s usually free and very easy to do, as the benchmarking software will do all that science and math for you. (Our guide to benchmarking your graphics card shows how simple this process can be.)

Along with performance, benchmarking can also test for temperatures, thermal throttling, and even overall PC stability as a side benefit. We’ll discuss more intricate details for each of the main components in turn, but here’s a cheat sheet for the hardware types we’ll be covering and their recommended benchmarking software pairing. Many, many more benchmarks exist beyond what we’re recommending here, of course. These tools will cover all the bases though.

  • CPU – Cinebench R23
  • GPU – Superposition, Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  • Hard Drive/SSD: Crystal Disk Mark
  • Whole system performance: PC Mark 10, 3DMark

Benchmark your CPU with Cinebench R23

Let’s start with the beating heart of your computer. Several CPU benchmarks exist but we recommend using Maxon’s free Cinebench R23 software. This widely used tool not only gives benchmarks for both multi-threaded and single-threaded CPU performance, it can also test the stability of your system at the same time with a 10 minute stress test that helps you gauge your CPU temperatures when paired with monitoring software like HWInfo or Hardware Monitor. They’re both free and can provide deeper insights on thermals, frequencies, etc., though they’re not necessary to successfully use Cinebench.

Cinebench R23.

After running the benchmark, Cinebench lets you compare your scores to other users with the same CPU online —a fun way to gauge gains if you’re overclocking.  Another huge benefit of benchmarking your PC is the ability to monitor overall system health, which can be very important to help you isolate troublesome issues. For example, sometimes certain settings in your motherboard BIOS (such as AMD’s “PBO” or Intel’s “MCE” automatic overclocking) can give you varying performance and higher temperatures. By using Cinebench, you can see the direct affect that options like those have on both raw CPU performance and CPU thermals.

Benchmark your graphics card with Superposition

Ah, the graphics card. It’s the crown jewel in any gamers PC, and it’s only fitting that your GPU is also the most rewarding item to benchmark. Scads of different GPU benchmarks exist, but today we’ll focus on Unigine’s free Superposition benchmark.  

Unigine’s Superposition benchmark.

We recommend starting with the “1080p Extreme” benchmark. After running, it’ll spit out a score that you can compare against other systems. If you overclock your graphics card, or modify any of its settings, you can come back to this benchmark and see what affect those changes had. Remember: That applies to both the raw performance score as well as the temperatures your configuration is achieving. Benchmarking your graphics card is an excellent way to see if changes need to be made to your case’s airflow, or if another component is bottlenecking your performance.

Another great way to benchmark your GPU is to use it exactly as intended—in games. Several titles include automated built-in benchmarks that make it easy to see what sort of performance to expect, in a repeatable situation. Check out our guide to benchmarking your graphics card for a much deeper dive into the topic.

Benchmark your storage with CrystalDiskMark

With ultra-fast NVMe SSDs becoming more popular (and ever-faster), benchmarking their performance means more than ever. Benchmarking the various storage drives in your PC also lets you know which ones run fastest and should thus house your most-crucial software. CrystalDiskMark is the go-to storage benchmark we use in our own SSD reviews. Better yet, it’s free. 

CrystalDiskMark.

Don’t be alarmed by the various numbers and tests. For a quick gauge of your drive’s performance, you can typically read the first line. The speeds in that line of the benchmark typically falls close to the rated speed for your drive (in this case, 4,993 MB/s read, 3,277. 74 MB/s write). Benchmarking your SSD or hard drive can let you know if it is performing per specifications. Compare the numbers you get in CrystalDiskMark to what the manufacturer claims the speed should be.

The best pcie 4.0 SSD for most people

SK Hynix Platinum P41 NVMe SSD

It’s typical for SSDs to run a bit slower in the real world than the peak-performance numbers that vendors use, but if your numbers are wildly off, something could be wrong with your SSD or your system configuration. Blazing-fast NVMe SSD drives may not achieve best results in a M.2 SSD slot with fewer PCIe lanes, for instance, while next-gen PCIe 4.0 SSDs fall back to much-slower PCIe 3.0 speeds if you aren’t using a compatible computer. Seeing slower-than-expected benchmark numbers let you know that you might want to start poking around your setup, or make sure SSD-related features aren’t disabled in your motherboard BIOS.

If one of these is substantially slower than the others, something is probably wrong.

Pro tip: If you have an SSD or NVMe drive, keep in mind that it may not maintain peak speeds during very large file transfers due to the high-speed cache being maxed-out. Once an SSD’s cache is tapped, speeds can drop down considerably depending on the type of drive. That’s why some NVMe drives are so much more expensive than others. Our SSD reviews test large file transfer performance to identify the intricacies of each drive’s performance.

Benchmarking your whole PC for fun and profit

Sure, CPU and GPU gaming benchmarks are fun for enthusiasts, but we also use our PCs as workstations to get stuff done. With many people working from home, evaluating your system’s overall performance is an essential test. You can benchmark your computer with UL’s PCMark 10, which runs a variety of productivity tests to let you know how your PC stacks up. It cycles through various tests similar to real world scenarios, benchmarking drive speeds, work-related tasks, video editing, video-conferencing. That makes PCMark a gread benchmark to see how your system is likely to do in real life, not just on the test bench. 

The video conferencing portion of UL’s PCMark 10 benchmark.

If you want to benchmark your PC’s whole-system performance in more gaming-oriented tasks, turn to UL’s 3DMark. 3DMark comes with several different scenes designed to stress computers in different ways—Time Spy gauges DirectX 12 performance, while Port Royal tests ray tracing effectiveness, for example. Time Spy and Firestrike are the go-to scenes for benchmarking your system as they’re less specialized. Running those scenes will provide a benchmark score for your total system, and individual items like GPU and CPU performance. Plus, UL also maintains an online hall of fame scoreboard to see where you land with your PC setup.

A fantastic CPU for work and gaming alike

Intel Core i5-12600K

Both UL benchmarks cost money for the full package, but PCMark and 3DMark each also offers a basic edition with limited tests included for free. Just select the “Download demo” button on Steam rather than buying the software outright if you want to take it for a test run.

Conclusion

There you have it—now you can benchmark the most important components in your PC with some of the best (mostly free) software available. Use this knowledge to catch any potential performance or stability issues in your rig, and as a base to figure out how much upgrading will benefit you in the future.

Author: Thiago Trevisan

Why does your computer’s CPU score low on the Lumion Benchmark?

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> Why does your computer’s CPU score low on the Lumion Benchmark?

1. Check the speed of the central processing unit (CPU)

Most modern processors have a base speed and an overclock speed measured in GHz (Gigahertz). nine0003

1.1: Verify that the CPU meets or exceeds the minimum requirements listed in this KB article. Make sure the boost and/or base speed is over 3.0 GHz and the processor has 4 or more cores.

2. Background processes and applications can affect performance

If there is a lot of CPU activity in the background during the Benchmark test, this will significantly affect the CPU score. For example, if you are trying to run a Benchmark test when Windows has not yet booted up. In addition, antivirus software can scan your hard drive in the background. nine0003

2.1: To make sure that CPU activity does not affect the score, right-click the Windows taskbar -> Task Manager -> Processes tab:

2.2: Then click on the CPU column so that the most demanding processes appear top:

2.3: If there are any non-essential applications that use more than 4-5%, please close them — or wait for them to complete before starting the Benchmark test. nine0003

3. Laptops sometimes slow down the processor

3.1: Make sure the laptop is connected to an electrical outlet. Running a laptop on battery power may cause it to switch to a slower processor speed.

3.2: Type «Power Plan Setup» in the Windows search box in the lower left corner and press Enter. Then click «Change advanced power settings» and make sure the power plan is set to «Balanced» or «High Performance». nine0003

3.3: On some laptops, the manufacturer has installed third-party software that regulates CPU power. Make sure this software is disabled while running the test.

4. Check if Intel SpeedStep is working

Some computers have an Intel Speedstep feature that slows down the CPU when speed is not needed. The Lumion CPU Benchmark runs in just a few seconds, so it’s possible that the Intel SpeedStep feature won’t even have time to switch to a higher CPU clock speed during the test. nine0003

4.1: Click here and follow the instructions to temporarily disable Intel Speedstep and then run the benchmark again.

5. Run other benchmarks to double-check CPU speed

Since the Lumion Benchmark is very fast and superficial, we recommend that you test your computer with much more accurate utilities.

5.1: Try running PassMark Performance Test to compare results with PCs with similar configurations. nine0003

What is a benchmark: benchmarks for testing computers

If you have read or watched reviews of any smartphone, PC or laptop at least once, then you have probably come across the word «benchmark». One device scored so many points in such and such a benchmark — this is good, the other scored less — this is bad. Why? What is a «benchmark» anyway? How to use it to determine which device is good and which is bad? It’s time to figure out what’s what. nine0003

Contents

  • What is a benchmark?
  • What is the use of benchmarks
  • What can be used to conduct a PC performance test?

    • Benchmarks for graphics cards
    • Benchmarks for

      • processors

    • Drive Benchmarks
  • What is the result
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If you thought that benchmarks are used only as a test of computer or smartphone performance, then here’s an interesting fact for you: they are used not only for device performance tests. The very concept of «benchmark» is very broad and is also used in economics, marketing, trading, and generally came from geodesy.

To understand what a benchmark is, it is enough to translate the English word benchmark into Russian — “landmark”, “standard”. This definition hides the essence of any benchmark — in any area and under any measurements. nine0003

Where did the term “benchmark” or “benchmarking” come from? The word «benchmark» itself began to be widely used as early as the middle of the 19th century and came from the arms industry. During the industrial revolution, each new advance in the field of weapons became a benchmark (landmark) for less advanced technologies.

Benchmarking came to economics from geodesy, where the word was attached to horizontal marks used to measure levels. But in economics, a benchmark is the best financial indicator with which you can compare the results of a company, the return on investment, the result of a transaction. Such benchmarks, for example, are stock indices. nine0003

In marketing, benchmarks are used to evaluate the performance of competitors in order to improve their own performance. Gradually, the word became common and penetrated into all areas of economic and industrial activity, where it is meant to compare any indicators with the best results.

In the case of hardware tests, benchmarking is some kind of complex task or set of tests that allows you to determine the maximum performance of computers. Benchmarks can be synthetic performance tests, graphics tests, game demos, read and write speed tests for drives — in general, everything that allows you to evaluate the power of your computer or its components by setting a score in comparison with a benchmark. nine0003

Thus, a benchmark is a reference result, indicator or characteristic, with which the own indicators or indicators of the system are compared. Benchmarks are also called software tools and test sets that allow you to identify the performance of computer or smartphone components by comparing the result with competitors.

Since we are writing about gadgets and technologies, we will deal further with computer benchmarks. We will not touch on economics, marketing or geodesy. nine0003

Why do computer performance testing at all? The simplest example is video games. To understand whether your computer will pull the latest projects, just download a game demo with a built-in benchmark or some kind of graphical benchmark. It will allow you to evaluate the performance of a video card when displaying complex 3D graphics.

Source: mmorpg.com

Similarly, PC processors or memory are tested — synthetic «parrots» (scores issued by the benchmark based on the results of the test) allow you to evaluate how much one processor is more modern and more powerful than another or which of the RAM options is faster. Thanks to this, you can get an approximate impression of their speed. nine0003

All of these measurements are most useful when you plan to upgrade components for your computer or buy a new laptop (or smartphone, for example). Tables and ratings of various benchmarks are most often available online for review, so before buying, it makes sense to search the Internet for all existing performance tests of a particular device, processor, video card, RAM / permanent memory or hard drive.

If for some reason you are dissatisfied with the performance of your computer and know that its results in various tests may be higher, this is an occasion to delve into the settings and optimize performance with built-in tools. This can be useful if suddenly the speed of your device has dropped sharply, and the results in benchmarks have become much lower. Perhaps some application heavily loads the processor, video card or memory. Or it’s time to replace some of the components. nine0003

In addition, sometimes you can evaluate the performance of the device right before buying it by downloading a couple of benchmarks instead of games, running a set of tests and checking how the device copes with the load, how much it heats up and how quickly it drops performance. In general, a solid benefit.

But don’t blindly trust the results of synthetic tests. It is clear that the higher the results, the better, but often for normal speed and performance you do not need maximum performance. Depending on your occupation or the purpose for which you buy a device, you should pay attention to how it works in real life, and not in tests: how quickly it opens applications or documents, downloads pages on the Internet, processes photos, and so on. . nine0003

It makes sense to consider synthetic test results as an auxiliary tool, but not as the main one.

Benchmarks for video cards

3D Mark

Source: benchmarks.ul.com

One of the most popular benchmarks that has existed since 1998. The benchmark is constantly evolving and improving, taking into account all new developments, and supports three operating systems — Windows, iOS, Android, that is, it is multiplatform. The basic version of the benchmark is free and includes three advanced graphics tests to evaluate the performance of your graphics card and CPU when processing complex 3D graphics. nine0003

GFXBench

Source: gfxbench.com

Another popular benchmark that also supports multiple platforms: macOS support has been added to Windows, iOS, Android. The set of tests was made with an eye on the most modern graphics technologies: Metal, Vulkan, DirectX 12. The benchmark also allows you to evaluate the load on the battery of the device and its performance during long testing — the so-called stability test.

Unigine

Source: benchmark.unigine.com

A highly flexible benchmark that allows you to test various aspects of your PC’s performance in resolutions from 720p to 8K by selecting different quality settings. There are both free and paid tests designed for advanced users (who are fond of overclocking, that is, overclocking processors to achieve maximum performance), organizations and hardware manufacturers.

CPU benchmarks

PCMark 10

Source: benchmarks.ul.com

A comprehensive computer performance test that launches various tables, graphs, documents, applications and web pages during testing — that is, the most simulating everyday PC use.

The benchmark is very expensive (a license costs over a thousand dollars*), but its comparison table can be used as a visual tool that displays the real performance of modern processors in categories such as photo, video, and document processing. nine0003

Cinebench R23

Source: maxon. net

Another popular benchmark from a 3D animation software maker that puts the most strain on CPU cores. It allows you to evaluate the performance of your processor under a long and heavy load. Thanks to this test, you can find out how prone the processor is to the so-called throttling — dropping frequencies under high load. In practice, this means that the longer the processor can withstand high load, the less your PC will slow down in the most demanding tasks — for example, when modeling complex 3D scenes. The test supports both Windows and macOS, allowing you to test the performance of AMD, Intel, and the latest Apple M-series chipsets.

Geekbench 5

Source: geekbench.com

Multi-platform benchmark evaluates the performance of the processor, graphics and memory subsystem. Available on both Android and iOS mobile devices, and for Windows with macOS. Geekbench measures your CPU’s single-core and multi-core power, running through the most popular scenarios, from checking email to taking photos and playing music. The test also allows you to understand how your system fits the most advanced technologies — augmented reality and machine learning. nine0003

Drive Benchmarks

CrystalDiskMark

Source: crystalmark.info

A simple and intuitive Windows benchmark that allows you to quickly test the read and write speed of your SSD or HDD. It runs several consecutive and random tests with different queue depths — this allows you to evaluate the maximum possible performance of the drive, checking how much it corresponds to the one declared by the manufacturer. For best results, it is recommended to use it on a clean system loaded with programs. nine0003

Blackmagic Disc Speed ​​Test

Source: apps.apple.com

The most popular macOS benchmark from the maker of professional cameras, devices and filmmaking apps. Especially useful for those who work with high-quality videos, are engaged in editing and color correction. The application drives large blocks of data through the drive (maximum 5 GB) and allows you to evaluate which video formats your system can handle.