Novabench only provides test scores and doesn't compare your system to others directly. The software also doesn't tell you how well your computer performs and which components are strong/weak for non-technical users.
Novabench features an online database with benchmark scores from other computers, so you can compare your system directly. The database is quite detailed and includes the CPU, GPU, amount of RAM and the operating system used.
Novabench suffers from a technical issue where it's difficult to send your benchmark scores to the online database on a Windows 10 operating system. There are also some stability errors as the program tends to crash, and when using a Multi-GPU setup, a bug will cause Novabench to display the incorrect graphics card.
When running a 3DMark test, the software will also monitor your hardware and keep track of CPU/GPU temperatures, clock speeds, fan speeds and frame rate during a test.
Most of the tests provided in the 3DMark benchmark suite are cross-platform, meaning you can run them on both a Windows system, an Android device or an iPhone / iPad. This allows you to compare scores on systems with an entirely different operating system.
3DMark suffers from a lot of technical issues when used on Windows 10 systems. Some of the bugs and problems that might occur are launch issues, installation issues and general crashes.
The 3DMark benchmark suite is missing a few important options such as the ability to choose on which display the test needs to be rendered, and some extensive GPU-options such as anti-aliasing methods and texture filtering are absent.
A built-in stress test for 3D Mark was included in a free update which measures the stability of a system by looping a benchmark for a certain period of time. Shortly after, a stability report is generated. If 97% of the loops are successful, the system is stable enough for daily usage. The stress test is especially handy for overclockers who want to test their system's stability.
3DMark offers multiple different tests and uses all the latest technologies to recreate the most intensive graphical situations. 3DMark is able to test your GPU and use a lot of different factors such as OpenCL and DirectX 11. There are also testing options available for low-end pc's and extremely high-performance systems with multiple GPU's.
On version v9 AMD held the top spots, since version v10 intel has the top 34 spots. That in itself raises some questions, the kicker? Number 35 the top AMD PC CPU is the 4300u laptop? Better than the 3950x? HEAVILY intel biased currently. Completely useless. Use another benchmark.
The SuperPi tests are quite accurate and even the slightest adjustments to your pc (clockspeeds, attached USB-devices...) can influence test results. This makes Super Pi very suitable for overclockers.
You can adjust the settings of Super PI to only calculate Pi up to a certain amount of decimals. For example, you can use a test for 512.000 digits for a quick reference, while a calculation of 32 million digits will be longer and more thorough.
Although speeds depend on your processor, Super PI is generally a fast benchmark solution. Calculating one million digits of pi will only take a couple of seconds.
Super PI is a single threaded program, which means it's only capable of benchmarking a single thread of your CPU. Current CPU's generally have four threads or more. The testing method of Super PI isn't optimized for modern CPU's and this measure is quickly becoming less and less important.
Super PI has quite a competitive nature, with people attempting to reach the quickest scores in order to get a record. There have been fraudulent results in the past and with a bit of tinkering, it's possible to produce inaccurate time results.
Gives a lot of advice for low performance - users report cases where UserBenchmark guidance let them identify settings throttling their GPU, and helping them increase FPS from 30 to 100.
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