PC gaming is an eternal pursuit of power — a relentless cycle of upgrading, overclocking, and fine-tuning your rig to achieve faster frame rates, sharper resolutions, and stunning visual fidelity.

3DMark is your ultimate companion on this journey. For over two decades, 3DMark has stood as the go-to benchmark for testing, measuring, and comparing PC performance like no other tool.

New games will always push your hardware to its limits. New hardware will always rise to meet the challenge. The cycle never ends. This is 3DMark — the Gamer's Benchmark.

3DMark arms gamers with everything they need to benchmark and evaluate PC performance. With dedicated tests tailored for every type of machine — from slim ultrabooks to powerhouse desktops — 3DMark intelligently recommends the most suitable benchmark for your specific hardware configuration.

3DMark pushes your GPU and CPU to their limits by rendering highly demanding, game-like scenes in real time. The faster your system completes the benchmark, the higher your score. Your quest for performance starts here — how far can you push it?

Begin by stacking your 3DMark score against results from systems running identical hardware. Scores that fall below average could point to cooling issues, misconfigured settings, or defective components. Scores that exceed the average hint at untapped overclocking potential. Wondering how your score translates to actual gaming? 3DMark provides estimated frame rates across a curated selection of popular titles.

Discover how much extra performance your system has to offer. Update your drivers. Refresh Windows. Experiment with different configurations. Run 3DMark after each change to monitor your gains. Pinpoint bottlenecks, compare scores to guide your next hardware purchase, and connect with fellow enthusiasts in the 3DMark Community Hub on Steam.

Overclocking is a craft that demands expertise and precision. The mission is to extract every last drop of performance from your GPU and CPU. The payoff? A completely free performance boost and the deep satisfaction of driving your hardware beyond its factory limits.

3DMark is an indispensable tool in every overclocker's arsenal. Run benchmarks before and after overclocking to quantify your performance gains. Leverage custom benchmark settings to probe the very edges of your system's capabilities, adjusting resolution and other parameters to increase or decrease the level of demand.

Run 3DMark Stress Tests to verify the stability of your overclocks and evaluate the efficiency of your cooling solution. These tests loop continuously, subjecting your system to sustained heavy loads far beyond what a standard benchmark run delivers.

Challenge your friends to beat your highest 3DMark score, or battle for dominance at the top of the 3DMark Steam leaderboards.

For PC gaming enthusiasts, nothing beats the pride of assembling your own custom build. But with that pride comes the nail-biting moment of powering it on for the very first time. Will it boot? Will everything function as expected? Whether you're constructing an entirely new system or swapping out a single component, 3DMark has everything you need.

Run 3DMark and measure your benchmark score against comparable systems to confirm your new build is operating correctly. Detailed hardware monitoring charts display real-time changes in CPU and GPU load, temperature, and clock speed throughout your benchmark run — perfect for diagnosing configuration problems.

Deploy 3DMark Stress Tests to evaluate system stability and catch faulty components while they're still covered under warranty. Stress testing is equally valuable for assessing and refining your cooling setup. A properly built PC with capable cooling should sustain peak performance for the entire duration of a 3DMark Stress Test.

Planning your next upgrade? Browse and compare benchmark results from the latest graphics cards and processors on the 3DMark website to identify which models deliver the best performance per dollar for your budget.

PC gaming never slows down, and neither does 3DMark. New benchmarks, tests, and features are added every year, keeping 3DMark in step with the latest advances in PC gaming hardware. Purchasing 3DMark today means gaining access to over nine years of relentless development, updates, and improvements.

Benchmarks

• Steel Nomad — Heavy Cross-platform non-ray tracing benchmark for high-end PCs and Macs

• Steel Nomad Light — Cross-platform non-ray tracing benchmark for notebooks and tablets

• Speed Way — DirectX 12 Ultimate benchmark for gaming PCs

• Solar Bay — Cross-platform raytracing gaming benchmark for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.

• Solar Bay Extreme — Heavy cross-platform raytracing gaming benchmark for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.

• Time Spy — DirectX 12 benchmark for gaming PCs

• Time Spy Extreme — 4K gaming benchmark with DirectX 12

• Port Royal — Real-time ray tracing benchmark

• Night Raid — DirectX 12 test for PCs with integrated graphics

• Wild Life — Cross-platform benchmark for notebooks and tablets

• Wild Life Extreme — Cross-platform test for notebooks and tablets

• Fire Strike — DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs

• Fire Strike Extreme — DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs

• Fire Strike Ultra — 4K gaming with DirectX 11

• GPU Stress Tests — Test the reliability and stability of your PC

• CPU Profile — CPU benchmarks for modern processors

Feature tests

• DirectX Raytracing feature test

• Mesh Shader feature test

• PCI Express feature test

• Sampler Feedback feature test

• VRS feature test

• NVIDIA DLSS feature test

• Intel XeSS feature test

• AMD FSR feature test

Features

• Unlock Explorer Mode in Steel Nomad, Steel Nomad Light and Speed Way.

• Unlock VS. Mode in Steel Nomad, Steel Nomad Light and Speed Way.

• Custom benchmark settings

• Game performance estimates

• Install tests independently

• Skip benchmark demo option

• Save results offline

DLC is purchased separately. It is not included in the base application.

• Storage Benchmark — test the gaming performance of your SSD

• Test your PC with Steel Nomad, Steel Nomad Light, Time Spy, Night Raid, and Fire Strike.

• Purchase 3DMark to unlock more benchmarks, new modes, stress tests, and custom benchmark settings.