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3DMark
3DMark is for gamers, overclockers and system builders who want to get more out of their hardware. With its wide range of benchmark tests, 3DMark has everything you need to test your PC or Mac's performance.
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a great program to stress test your rig if you just upgraded or see if it can handle modern games.”
“Very good and helpful”
“It's useful for what it is: a diagnostic and testing tool.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've used 3Dmark since it was first developed with a free option. It has come a long way and some of the new benchmarks are cool. There are other apps, however this is an awesome classic that's reliable, stable and well…”
“Reliable easy benchmark, works great and is very straight forward.”
“been using this program for years never failed me yet”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is an amazing App, helping you to test your PC for performance and stability at load. It also has some use in identifying high-binned chips or hardware. I’ve been using this App since it first came out in the early…”
“I've used 3Dmark since it was first developed with a free option. It has come a long way and some of the new benchmarks are cool. There are other apps, however this is an awesome classic that's reliable, stable and well…”
“The best benchmark program I ever use keep using it since 2005”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Reliable easy benchmark, works great and is very straight forward.”
“Easy to use, decent benchmark data and an extensive library of results from other users.”
“Great easy to use software that helps you get a good understanding of your PC performance.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great bit of kit, the endless pursuit and making number go up is highly addictive”
“gamplay fun enough but boss fights aint hard enough”
“fun to use, as you make adjustments and find yourself chasing your best numbers, it only gets more appreciated.”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Interesting! I have been using 3DMark, with all dlc paurchased, for years. Now, even though everything still shows in my account, and even on their store page everything shows as already in my account, 3DMark insists…”
“3DMark hasn't been that great lately. Multiple, multiple times it caused my screen to go blank due a resolution change in Time Spy, and frankly if it's not fixed soon, I may never use it again. Also the paywalled…”
“I don't care about racing my hardware and 3Dmark has always been kinda janky. But I think that jankiness makes for good heat and stress testing because it's inefficient. Eh. It's a tool. It works okay.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Overpriced, but useful”
“If you're an OC enthusiast or frequently upgrade your build and want to compare your improvements, this is definitely for you. However, it is priced likewise for that audience so try to get it on good sale. Other than…”
“3DMARK is an incredibly useful tool for benchmarking and ironing out any issues you have with your build. My only complaint is that it's a little pricey—I would recommend waiting for future Steam sales, you can easily…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“3DMark hasn't been that great lately. Multiple, multiple times it caused my screen to go blank due a resolution change in Time Spy, and frankly if it's not fixed soon, I may never use it again. Also the paywalled…”
“Had to pay for a chance on the leaderboards but it's good.”
“its good. you can benchmark pretty much everything except ssd which is a dlc pretty much. and it also compares it to other of the same hardware so you know everything is functioning well.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“100% completed a benchmark. I have peaked.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“This software really made a difference in my setup. It allowed me to run several configs and tunning tests so I could both run a stable system but enhance it's performance.”
— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played“I mean, I have been doing this a long time, and a benchmark should hold a line, stay the same over time. This benchmark absolutely does not do that. If you go through from release till now, the performance metrics are all over the damn place. But, if you want to compare your…”
— a player, Steam review · 194 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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3DMark Windows 2.32.8874
This is a minor update. Benchmark scores are not affected. Fixed SystemInfo scan timeout has been extended to 90 seconds (was 60 seconds). This helps on systems with an unusually large number of hard
SystemInfo 5.92
UL benchmarks use a component called SystemInfo to identify the hardware in your system. This patch updates SystemInfo to version 5.92. SystemInfo 5.92 Updated CPUID module to improve compatibility wi
3DMark Windows 2.32.8871
This is a minor update. Benchmark scores are not affected. New This update adds Windows-on-Arm support to multiple 3DMark benchmarks and feature tests. Added Windows-on-Arm support to the following Be
SystemInfo 5.91
UL benchmarks use a component called SystemInfo to identify the hardware in your system. This patch updates SystemInfo to version 5.91. SystemInfo 5.91 Updated CPUID module to improve compatibility wi
3DMark Windows 2.32.8853 and SystemInfo 5.90
This is a minor update. Benchmark scores are not affected. Please note that 3DMark 2.32.8853 or later and Futuremark SystemInfo 5.90 or later will soon be required for a valid 3DMark result. Existing
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Utilities |
| Player tags | Benchmark · Utilities · Software · 3D · FPS · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 29 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://benchmarks.ul.com/3dmark |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Windows Minimum: OS: Windows 10, 64-bit Processor: 1.8 GHz dual-core Memory: 4GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11* Storage: 2.9 GB space to install Time Spy only Please refer to the DLC pages for the system requirements for each individual benchmark test. All the currently supported benchmarks and feature tests in 3DMark are compatible with Windows 11. * You can use 3DMark to test DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 compatible hardware, but you will need a DirectX 12 compatible video card to run all of the tests. DirectX 9 hardware needs Shader Model 3.0 support, 128MB video card memory and WDDM 1.1 drivers.