Description
Is the machine you just built actually performing the way it should? You swapped a stick of RAM, pushed a clock, cleaned out the dust — how much did any of that help? The big benchmark suites are hundreds of megabytes and split into free and paid tiers, so testing a CPU starts with choosing a plan. NovaBench runs through and hands you one score in a few minutes, broken out into CPU, GPU, memory and disk, with an online comparison against the same hardware that tells you whether you are fast or slow for your parts.
It is more than a number. While the tests run, a panel on the right shows live sensor readings — per-device temperature, power draw, utilisation and current clock — so when the score sags you can see whether you hit a thermal wall or a power one. The left side keeps a history of every run, which is what makes a before-and-after comparison possible once you have changed something.
Four hardware tests, one score: CPU integer and floating-point work, GPU 3D rendering, memory throughput and disk read and write are each measured and combined into a comparable Novabench score.
Online comparison: submit a result and it lines up against machines with the same CPU and the same graphics card, so a shortfall is immediately visible and you know whether to suspect assembly or cooling.
Stress testing: a long full-load run exists specifically to check that cooling and power delivery hold up under sustained load — the step that belongs after every new build and every overclock.
Live sensor panel: temperature, power, utilisation and frequency are listed per device and refresh during the run, so throttling and overheating expose themselves without a second monitoring tool.
Automatic hardware detection: CPU model, GPU, memory capacity with channel and timing details, storage device and even the NPU are identified for you, so the parts list writes itself.
Saved result history: every run is stored with its timestamp and hardware details, so after a part swap, an overclock or a clean install you have evidence rather than an impression.
Free, on Windows and macOS: the same tests run on both platforms, which means a cross-platform comparison uses the same yardstick.
It is more than a number. While the tests run, a panel on the right shows live sensor readings — per-device temperature, power draw, utilisation and current clock — so when the score sags you can see whether you hit a thermal wall or a power one. The left side keeps a history of every run, which is what makes a before-and-after comparison possible once you have changed something.
Features
Four hardware tests, one score: CPU integer and floating-point work, GPU 3D rendering, memory throughput and disk read and write are each measured and combined into a comparable Novabench score.
Online comparison: submit a result and it lines up against machines with the same CPU and the same graphics card, so a shortfall is immediately visible and you know whether to suspect assembly or cooling.
Stress testing: a long full-load run exists specifically to check that cooling and power delivery hold up under sustained load — the step that belongs after every new build and every overclock.
Live sensor panel: temperature, power, utilisation and frequency are listed per device and refresh during the run, so throttling and overheating expose themselves without a second monitoring tool.
Automatic hardware detection: CPU model, GPU, memory capacity with channel and timing details, storage device and even the NPU are identified for you, so the parts list writes itself.
Saved result history: every run is stored with its timestamp and hardware details, so after a part swap, an overclock or a clean install you have evidence rather than an impression.
Free, on Windows and macOS: the same tests run on both platforms, which means a cross-platform comparison uses the same yardstick.
