What is the best benchmark to run, and is there any communities or website i can use to compare my scores?

[TheAterix]

Title says it all really...
Specs incase anyone was wondering:
8320 stock clocks
ASRock Extreme3 990FX
Corsair Vengence 8gb 1600mHz
R9 290

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Unigine Valley and 3DMark are good ones, almost all users register their scores (Firestrike especially). Great way to have a look at what others got with same (or similar) setups.

 

[TheAterix]

Unigine Valley and 3DMark are good ones, almost all users register their scores (Firestrike especially). Great way to have a look at what others got with same (or similar) setups.

Any links to either? and with 3DMark wont i have to buy it?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Download the basic version of 3DMark: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2379/futuremark-3dmark-2013-v1-3-708/
Download Unigine Valley: https://unigine.com/products/valley/download/

 

[filippi]

Get 3dmark at Steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/

 

[hans_pcguy]

I use Passmark Performance Test. But I test a lot of pc's and I use it to detect under-performing components. If you check the scores online you are apt to get some wild differences for the same hardware. The good thing is that you can use it for free.

 

[TheAterix]

I ran 3DMark Fire Strike and got this with stock clocks: http://gyazo.com/6f68dd94c0324d3173f528653b3dbe29

 

[MeteorsRaining]

That's a fine result, I'd say its above average.

 

[TheAterix]

That's a fine result, I'd say its above average.

For a 8320 and 290 or just in general?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

For the concerned CPU and GPU, general results are too general and varied to discuss lol.

 

[TheAterix]

For the concerned CPU and GPU, general results are too general and varied to discuss lol.

fair enough haha, also, ive just saw, this: http://gyazo.com/cede31c1fcf08a03417ccf2d1bd063c7
That was DURING the 3DMark Extreme test...

 

[TheAterix]

I also got http://gyazo.com/3c45d139916db79dbb5e207c815efeb7 After that test

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Temps are fine, and have you updated the drivers of GPU to the latest?

 

[TheAterix]

Temps are fine, and have you updated the drivers of GPU to the latest?

Apparently 14.9.1 has been released, sneaky AMD!

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Doesn't matter much though, the scores are fine and driver approval isn't what we are concerned of. The temps are fine too, you're good

 

[TheAterix]

Temps are fine, and have you updated the drivers of GPU to the latest?

Also, it was more the usage, and the clocks that i was questioning...

 

[MeteorsRaining]

The min-max values are ok, as the GPU clock is adaptive, and ofc the usage depends on that. Its fine in that dept too, that is how the test runs.

 

[TheAterix]

The min-max values are ok, as the GPU clock is adaptive, and ofc the usage depends on that. Its fine in that dept too, that is how the test runs.

ah right, just seemed like it was just being held back that was all

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Nope, it's normal.