Best Benchmarking Programs???

[Sin Stalker]

So I'm planning to upgrade and overclock my computer in multiple ways, to see what I can get out of it and I want to record and document the entire process.

 

I have everything I need, but the way of gauging the benefit gains. I want to measure performance and temps. 

 

So I am pretty sure I need 4 lists of benchmarks. They are; 1. Synthetic CPU, 2. Non-synthetic CPU, 3. Synthetic GPU and 4. Non-synthetic GPU.

 

If you post a Benchmarking program, please specify which of the categories the suggestion falls under. I'm hoping to get at least two in each category but am hoping for 4 or 5.

 

I remember seeing alot of benchmarks, like the fuzzy donut, but I don't know what it's actually called or which category it fits into. 

 

All help is appreciated! Thank you!

[PCGuy_5960]

Recommended benchmark for each category:

1. Cinebench R15
2. Handbrake Encoding
3. 3dmark FireStrike/TimeSpy
4. Unigine Superposition

[minibois]

1. Cinebench is probably the most well known, but there are more like Geekbench.

2. Rendering (exporting) a video in a video player (be sure it doesn't render on your GPU though). Rendering a 3D model or set is a pretty good test too.

3. Any of the 3DMark benchmarks, Unigine Heaven, Cinebench has a GPU benchmark too..

4. All your games!

 

Also, the fuzzy donut is Furmark and it's more like a GPU stress test, than benchmark (as it doesn't record score on its own I think). Nowadays it's not recommended though, because it's an unrealistic load. 

There are CPU stress tests too, Aida 64 and Prime 95. P95 is not much recommend on (recent) Intel platforms.

[PCGuy_5960]

Just now, Minibois said:

1. Cinebench is probably the most well known, but there are more like Geekbench.

Geekbench isn't very reliable IMO....

[minibois]

6 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Geekbench isn't very reliable IMO....

Wanted to mention that, but I forgot how to write 'fluky' (didn't know if this was the correct spelling), so didn't bother mentioning it.

[ARikozuM]

I would recommend running a few passes (10 is about standard for most) of Intel Burn Test, running Prime95 for a few hours (4 hours or more), and Kombustor for the GPU.

 

I would also recommend running a good variety of games from your library since synthetics could have passed with flying colors only to fail when you try playing Candy Crush.

[Sin Stalker]

My plan is to run all these benchmarks and maybe stress tests (for thermals) tomorrow. 

 

I'm hoping that doesn't take too long, cause then I'll install my new non-stick cooler and run them again. 

 

Then tomorrow, I plan to overclock my CPU and run all the benchmarks again. 

 

Then I'll overclock my ram and do it again. 

 

Then I'll overclock my GPU and run them all again.

 

 

Am I missing anything??

[Sin Stalker]

8 hours ago, Abyssal Radon said:

Personally I like a lot of different benchmarks for PC's. 

1. 3D Marks Firestrike is a great one for overall system performance. 

2. Unigine Valley is a good one too.

3. Furmark is a good one for checking GPU temp's and stability.

4. Crysis is good one since it's kinda a gaming classic for taking out PC's.

5. Using something like Blender to render a object or scene is a great choice.

 

Otherwise it's kinda all over the place, your best bet is to try out many benchmarks and games to see how well your PC performs. 

9 hours ago, Minibois said:

1. Cinebench is probably the most well known, but there are more like Geekbench.

2. Rendering (exporting) a video in a video player (be sure it doesn't render on your GPU though). Rendering a 3D model or set is a pretty good test too.

3. Any of the 3DMark benchmarks, Unigine Heaven, Cinebench has a GPU benchmark too..

4. All your games!

 

Also, the fuzzy donut is Furmark and it's more like a GPU stress test, than benchmark (as it doesn't record score on its own I think). Nowadays it's not recommended though, because it's an unrealistic load. 

There are CPU stress tests too, Aida 64 and Prime 95. P95 is not much recommend on (recent) Intel platforms.

 

 

I'm having trouble finding FurMark. There seems to be different sites and developers claiming it. The one that seemed the most legit, then had some red flags go up while trying to find the download link.

[minibois]

49 minutes ago, Sin Stalker said:

 

 

I'm having trouble finding FurMark. There seems to be different sites and developers claiming it. The one that seemed the most legit, then had some red flags go up while trying to find the download link.

It's packaged in MSI's Kombuster: https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner