NovaBench for Windows

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Key Details of NovaBench

Test the speed of your computer, and compare your results online to others.
Last updated on February 21, 2024
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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 21, 2024

How fast is your computer? Where are the performance bottlenecks? And how does it compare to other users' systems? NovaBench can answer those questions and more. This free benchmarking utility tests your CPU, RAM, graphics, disk speed, and other system parameters, creating a detailed report of its findings that you can upload to the NovaBench site with an optional free account. NovaBench is so easy to use that anyone can benchmark their system with it, but the information it gathers is useful even to pros.

NovaBench has an extremely simple interface with a field displaying system info and one button, Start Benchmark Tests. We pressed it. A pop-up advised us to close Word, Chrome, and any other programs we might have running. We did, and the test proceeded with a series of pop-ups showing green progress bars. NovaBench started with our CPU, testing floating point operations, integer operations, and MD5 hash generation, and moving on to RAM, 3D graphics, hard drive read and write, and other tests. The graphics test opened a video window on our desktop. When the testing finished, NovaBench displayed the results in a tab. It displayed the test date and time, our OS, CPU, and GPU information, and test results with scores. Clicking Compare These Results Online opened a Web page displaying our test data with the ability to create a free account for posting and sharing our results in the user community. We could save our results locally, of course. Rerunning the test opened each new set of unsaved results in a new tab, or we could open saved results for comparison. The Tests menu let us run individual tests, run the system tests without the graphics test, and other options, including a link to an Internet bandwidth speed tool and a basic but effective system information tree view.

NovaBench's tests complete quickly. Its tests are the same for every system since it's a benchmarking tool that collects data that can be compared to other users' systems. It's not a stress and stability tester like Prime95 or OCCT, and it can't hurt your system since you can't misuse it. You can run it as many times as you like.

What’s new in version 4.0.9

Version 3.0.4 improves clock speed accuracy in some cases and score submissions are now done over SSL.

NovaBench for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: July 27, 2011

Latest update: February 21, 2024

Version: 4.0.9

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 8
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows 8.1

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 31,410

Downloads Last Week: 7

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User Reviews

3.7/5

9 User Votes

Simple. Did I say Simple?
capdauntlessDecember 29, 2011
Pros
Small download. Around 14MB. Easy to install. They offer a way to store your previous tests online. FREE
Cons
Perhaps not as complete as other programs.
Summary
For a free benchmark it is well equipped. Highly recommend this to anyone not wanting to spend too much money on other benchmark software.
Did everything I expected it to do...
Jack2JohnAugust 29, 2011
Pros
User-friendly and fast, without any bloat.
Cons
I did not find any.
Summary
Definitely worth a look.
Simple testing
FarnsterJanuary 9, 2011
Pros
Simple easy to understand results
Cons
Mostly useful to non-power users
Summary
It's free, try it for yourself. If you're doing an upgrade of a video card, memory, hard drive, processor, or just about any aspect of your computer, run the benchmark before and after to help you see how much performance you're actually gained. Keep the records for later, as your computer slows down over time, you can figure out where the problems are, and target the real problems to regain speed.
Badddddd
FloydT3May 3, 2008
Pros
I chose to downloand this software and upon initial installation.... eTrust PestPatrol immediately notified me that this needed to be quarentined. Needless to say, this item was not and never will be used by me.
Cons
I chose to downloand this software and upon initial installation.... eTrust PestPatrol immediately notified me that this needed to be quarentined. Needless to say, this item was not and never will be used by me.
Summary
Easy to use
lgm-e320January 9, 2008
Pros
This product is a quick and easy method of getting a benchmark for your computer. The results are clearly displayed.
Cons
Summary
Very nice. Quick and small
Shaker1978September 27, 2007
Pros
Small Download, quick installation. The benchmarks are also quickly done. Various aspects can be tested. The results are realistic and comparable between different computers.
Cons
The results could be displayed in an extra form / list and stay visible during the session. At the moment there only is a message box telling me the result of the last test... Not so nice
Summary
Interesting Program
aTimeTraveller2360August 26, 2007
Pros
Pros: I just bought this PC Vista I got a great score 196..& U can see how U rank. <p> Con : Kind of depressing cause in 6 months ...U can follow over time - your PC OR LAPTOP becoming Obsolete. <p>Tests: everything
Cons
Nothing...
Summary
Easy to use
SuperGod666March 28, 2007
Pros
Easy to use. Given the benchmarking is true and valid, that shall be helpful in evaluating PC's performance. Maybe it shall help me to check with our company's PC vendor.
Cons
Detail is desireable.
Summary
i love this program
broo1100March 28, 2007
Pros
simple and easy
Cons
none
Summary

Developer’s Description

By NovaTech Network

Test the speed of your computer, and compare your results online to others.

Test the speed of your computer with NovaBench, a free benchmark program for Windows computers. NovaBench is designed to quickly run comprehensive tests your computer components. The CPU, RAM, GPU, and disks are tested to produce a detailed breakdown, and an overall system score. Your results can be submitted and compared with others online. Verified scores can be shared on your online NovaBench profile.