There are two ways to measure the performance of PC components: synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark or PCMark, and real-world benchmarks that test performance in games and various software using ...

A new mini gaming PC benchmarking tool has just been released, and it's designed to push your hardware to its limits. Featuring five times the ray tracing demands of its predecessor, the new 3DMark ...

The Thermal Grizzly stand at Computex 2026 has been running what could be the first public demo of the next-generation 3DMark ...

The Final Fantasy 14 benchmark for Dawntrail has been announced, alongside news that we'll finally be able to create our own female Hrothgar ahead of the race coming to the MMO. Game director Naoki ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. When it comes to synthetic gaming benchmarks, 3DMark is where it's at, and the suite now has a more punishing version of its ray tracing test. Say hello to ...

If you've ever spent time in PC enthusiast communities, you've probably come across people benchmarking their PCs and stress testing them to push them to the limits. These numbers are a good indicator ...

Standardized, repeatable testing is a key facet of all of the reviews we do at PCMag.com. Here's a rundown of how we test every laptop that hits the bench at PC Labs. I’ve been a consumer PC expert at ...

Dune Awakening’s benchmark test is a good way to see if your PC rig can withstand the game. This game doesn’t look to be too heavy in graphics and so far it doesn’t seem like it would stress too much ...