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Better benchmarking with UL Solutions
UL Solutions is the world's leading independent benchmark developer. Benchmarks developed by UL Solutions enable people to measure, understand and manage computer hardware performance. Our talented team creates the industry's most trusted and widely used performance tests for desktop computers, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, and VR systems.
We work in cooperation with many of the world's leading technology companies to develop industry standard benchmarks that are relevant, accurate, and impartial. As a result, our benchmarks are widely used by the world's leading press publications and enthusiast review sites when testing the latest processors, graphics cards, notebooks and tablets. UL Solutions maintains the world's largest and most comprehensive hardware performance database, using the results submitted by millions of users to drive innovative online solutions designed to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions.
UL Solutions develops its benchmarks in Finland just outside the capital, Helsinki. We also have a sales office in Silicon Valley and sales representatives in China, Germany, India, Japan, Latin America, and Taiwan. Contact us today to see how we can help your business or follow our news and updates on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Making a mark since 1997
November 1997
Our graphics gurus set out to create the world's best PC benchmarking software.
December 1997
On New Year's Eve we receive our official company papers. Futuremark is born!
October 1998
3DMark99, developed with industry, is the world's first benchmark for gamers.
December 1999
3DMark2000, a new DirectX 7 benchmark, arrives just in time for Christmas.
February 2002
3DMark2001 SE, for testing DirectX 8, is the last 3DMark to use Remedy's MAX-FX engine.
March 2002
PCMark2002 is our new system benchmark for all PCs, from laptops to workstations.
February 2003
3DMark03 is our first DirectX 9 benchmark and the first 3DMark to include CPU tests.
November 2003
PCMark04 introduces system and component level tests for Windows 2000 & Windows XP.
September 2004
3DMark05 provides three new DirectX 9 graphics tests using Shader Model 2.0.
June 2005
PCMark05 for Windows XP includes CPU, graphics, memory and HDD testing.
January 2006
3DMark06, the latest DirectX 9 benchmark, is our most popular 3DMark yet.
October 2007
PCMark Vantage for Windows Vista introduces tests based on common user scenarios.
April 2008
3DMark Vantage for Windows Vista offers brand new tests for DirectX 10 video cards.
March 2009
Peacekeeper goes live offering free online web browser performance tests.
December 2010
3DMark 11 wows gamers with tesselation and other new DirectX 11 features.
May 2011
PCMark 7 offers complete Windows 7 performance testing for home and work.
November 2011
Peacekeeper universal browser test now supports any browser on any device.
December 2011
Powermark, a new battery life test and power consumption benchmark for Windows 7.
February 2013
The new 3DMark is released on Windows, tests everything from tablets to desktops.
April 2013
3DMark comes to Android with more than 100,000 downloads in its first week.
June 2013
PCMark 8 Professional Edition adds native application tests and battery life benchmarks.
September 2013
3DMark comes to Apple iOS devices and racks up 50,000 downloads in two weeks.
October 2013
One more option for cross-platform benchmarking with 3DMark for Windows RT.
June 2014
3DMark adds Sky Diver, a new DirectX 11 test for gaming laptops and mid-range PCs.
October 2014
3DMark adds Fire Strike Ultra, the world's first 4K Ultra HD benchmark.
October 2014
PCMark arrives on Android, tests mobile performance and battery life for everyday tasks.
November 2014
UL acquires Futuremark to accelerate its expansion into benchmarking services.
March 2015
The 3DMark API Overhead test is the world's first DirectX 12 API performance test.
July 2015
3DMark Android adds Sling Shot, a new benchmark test using OpenGL ES 3.1 & ES 3.0.
October 2015
3DMark Sling Shot and API Overhead apps arrive on the App Store.
March 2016
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme, a new test using Apple's Metal API, arrives in the App Store.
May 2016
PCMark for Android adds a new Storage benchmark for Android phones and tablets.
June 2016
3DMark adds new Stress Tests to check the stability and reliability of PCs.
July 2016
Time Spy, our new DirectX 12 benchmark, is added to all 3DMark Windows editions.
October 2016
PCMark for Android adds two new tests, helps you compare scores across OS versions.
November 2016
Is your PC ready for VR? Find out with VRMark, our new benchmark for virtual reality.
March 2017
3DMark adds Vulkan support to the API Overhead feature test on Windows.
June 2017
Fast and easy to use, PCMark 10 is the complete benchmark for the modern office.
July 2017
Testdriver introduces easy automation to help you test networked PCs remotely.
August 2017
Test Vulkan API performance on Android devices with the 3DMark API Overhead test.
October 2017
3DMark adds Time Spy Extreme, the world's first 4K DirectX 12 benchmark test.
November 2017
Servermark Media Transcode is the first test in our new server benchmarking suite.
November 2017
VRMark adds Cyan Room, a new DirectX 12 benchmark test for VR.
December 2017
Our redesigned Android app uses our unique data to give you more than a score.
April 2018
Futuremark is rebranded as UL, a name we now share with our parent company.
June 2018
VRMark, the virtual reality benchmark, adds new tests for Android devices.
August 2018
Servermark VDI is the latest addition to our suite of server benchmarks for IT pros.
October 2018
3DMark adds Night Raid, a DirectX 12 benchmark test for PCs with integrated graphics.
January 2019
3DMark Port Royal is the world's first ray tracing benchmark for gamers.
February 2019
3DMark adds the NVIDIA DLSS feature test for comparing DLSS performance & quality.
May 2019
The PCMark 10 Battery Life Profile introduces a smarter way to measure battery life.May 2019
The PCMark 10 Applications benchmark uses Microsoft Office apps to test your PC.
June 2019
3DMark adds a PCI Express feature test to measure the bandwidth available to GPU.
August 2019
3DMark adds a VRS feature test to compare differences in VRS performance and quality.
December 2019
The 3DMark VRS feature test gets a new option for testing Tier 2 Variable-Rate Shading.
December 2019
PCMark 10 adds four new benchmarks for testing the latest storage devices.
September 2020
Testdriver Cloud Edition offers easy benchmark automation with cloud-based control.
September 2020
3DMark adds DLSS 2 support and three quality modes to the NVIDIA DLSS feature test.
September 2020
UL launches Procyon, a new suite of benchmark tests for professional users.
September 2020
Test Android AI performance with the Procyon AI Inference Benchmark.
October 2020
Compare the latest Apple, Android and Windows devices with 3DMark Wild Life.
October 2020
3DMark DirectX Raytracing feature test measures pure ray-tracing performance.
November 2020
The Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark uses Adobe apps to test PC performance.
November 2020
The Procyon Video Editing Benchmark helps content creators choose a PC.
November 2020
Testdriver Cloud Edition adds CPU Health Test for quick PC health monitoring.
February 2021
3DMark Mesh Shader feature test shows how mesh shaders can boost game frame rates.
May 2021
3DMark Wild Life Extreme is a cross-platform benchmark for mobile computing devices.
June 2021
The 3DMark CPU Profile shows how performance scales on modern processors.
August 2021
3DMark adds a new test that uses the sampler feedback feature in DirectX 12 Ultimate.
August 2021
Testdriver Cloud Edition Storage Health Test measures system drive performance.
October 2021
Test PC performance with the Procyon Office Productivity Benchmark.
November 2021
Test the gaming performance of the latest SSDs with the 3DMark Storage Benchmark.
October 2022
3DMark adds the Intel XeSS feature test for comparing XeSS performance & quality.
October 2022
3DMark Speed Way tests ray traced gaming performance with DirectX 12 Ultimate.
October 2022
3DMark adds DLSS 3 and DLSS Frame Generation to the NVIDIA DLSS feature test.
September 2022
Test AI performance with the Procyon AI Computer Vision Benchmark.
December 2022
3DMark adds the AMD FSR feature test for comparing FSR 2 performance & Quality.
August 2023
Compare cross-platform ray traced gaming performance using 3DMark Solar Bay.
March 2024
Test AI performance of powerful AI accelerators using the AI Image Generation Benchmark.
April 2024
Benchmark macOS AI performance using the AI Computer Vision Benchmark.
May 2024
3DMark adds new cross-platform Steel Nomad and Steel Nomad Light Benchmarks
May 2024
Procyon One-Hour Battery Consumption Benchmark helps measure how device settings affect battery drain
October 2024
The Opacity Micromap feature test a new technology for ray traced gaming on Android
November 2024
Measure the potential benefits of Microsoft's DirectStorage with the DirectStorage feature test
The future!
Watch this space.