These games include built-in benchmarks, making them useful for testing gaming PCs and laptops. This way, you can test how strong your PC is in a real game, getting results that are easily comparable between different machines running different hardware. Integrated benchmarks are also handy if you’re overclocking or adjusting game settings, as you can see how much of a difference your changes are making in a controlled environment.
For each game, we’ll list its year of release and a link to purchase it online at a discounted price. Tests that we’ve found particularly useful for testing are bolded, often because their benchmarks are particularly challenging or give more detailed results instead of a flat fps average.
If you found this list useful, consider buying your game via one of the links below to give us a few cents. This provides the funds we need to buy these games and test out their benchmarks. Thank you!
Also, if you spot a game that includes a built-in benchmark that isn’t on this list, please let us know in the comments below. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the list so far, with a special shout-out to reiichiroh on Reddit who has returned to suggest new benchmarkable titles for years!
| Game | Year | Notes | Link to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Talos Principle 2 | 2024 | Extras > Benchmark, 5 options | See on CDKeys |
| Skull and Bones | 2024 | Free trial available | See on CDKeys |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2023 | See on Steam | |
| Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora | 2023 | Can be automated | See on CDKeys |
| F1 23 | 2023 | See on CDKeys | |
| The Crew Motorfest | 2023 | See on CDKeys | |
| Assassin’s Creed Mirage | 2023 | See on CDKeys | |
| Forspoken | 2023 | See on CDKeys | |
| Company of Heroes 3 | 2023 | Shows CPU/GPU load | See on CDKeys |
| Returnal | 2023 | Insanely good multi-part benchmark | See on CDKeys |
| Dying Light 2 | 2022 | See on CDKeys | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 2022 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War: Warhammer 3 | 2022 | See on CDKeys | |
| F1 22 | 2022 | Singapore/Rain hardest scene | See on CDKeys |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2022 | Game released ’21 | See on CDKeys |
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 2022 | Trial at Ubisoft Store | See on CDKeys |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 2021 | See on CDKeys | |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2021 | See on CDKeys | |
| F1 2021 | 2021 | See on CDKeys | |
| Hitman 3 | 2021 | See on Epic | |
| Far Cry 6 | 2021 | See on CDKeys | |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | 2021 | Free download | See on FF.com |
| Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 2020 | See on Ubisoft | |
| Crysis Remastered | 2020 | See on Steam | |
| Immortals Fenyx Rising | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Crash Bandicoot 4 | 2020 | Non-automated | See on Battle.net |
| Dirt 5 | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Godfall | 2020 | See on EGS | |
| Mafia 2 Definitive Edition | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War Saga: Troy | 2020 | Was free; now paid | See on Epic |
| F1 2020 | 2020 | See on CDKeys | |
| Gears Tactics | 2020 | See on Steam | |
| Quake 2 RTX (demo) | 2019 | Req console commands | See on Steam |
| Age of Empires II Definitive Edition | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Anno 1800 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Chernobylite | 2019 | Benchmarkable demo | See on Steam |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2019 | Benchmarkable demo | See on Steam |
| Star Control Origins | 2019 | Free/standalone | See on Stardock |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 2019 | Trial at Ubisoft Store | See on CDKeys |
| Borderlands 3 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Gears of War 5 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | 2019 | Free download | See on FF.com |
| F1 2019 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| World War Z | 2019 | F8 in Settings | See on EGS |
| The Division 2 | 2019 | Trial at Ubisoft Store | See on CDKeys |
| Metro Exodus | 2019 | .exe in install dir (Epic/Steam only) | See on CDKeys |
| Far Cry: New Dawn | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | 2019 | Two new benchmark presets | See on CDKeys |
| Mortal Kombat 11 | 2019 | See on CDKeys | |
| Warhammer: Vermintide 2 | 2018 | In launcher | See on CDKeys |
| Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 2018 | See on CDKeys | |
| Hitman 2 | 2018 | Launcher > Options | See on CDKeys |
| F1 2018 | 2018 | See on CDKeys | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2018 | Trial at Xbox Store | See on CDKeys |
| Strange Brigade | 2018 | See on CDKeys | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2018 | Benchmark available in trial version | See on CDKeys |
| Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia | 2018 | See on Steam | |
| Far Cry 5 | 2018 | Extremely relaxing | See on CDKeys |
| World of Tanks enCore | 2018 | Free download | See on WoT.com |
| Final Fantasy XV | 2018 | Free download | See on FF.com |
| Tropical Escape | 2018 | See on Steam | |
| Middle-Earth: Shadow of War | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 | 2017 | See on Steam | |
| Assassin’s Creed: Origins | 2017 | CPU-intensive | See on Amazon |
| Forza Motorsport 7 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| F1 2017 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War: Warhammer 2 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 3 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 2017 | Trial at Ubisoft Store | See on Amazon |
| For Honor | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Injustice 2 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Sniper Elite 4 | 2017 | See on CDKeys | |
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 2016 | See on CDKeys | |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 2016 | See on Amazon | |
| Street Fighter V | 2016 | Standalone DL | See on Capcom |
| Civilization VI | 2016 | CPU + GPU | See on CDKeys |
| Hitman | 2016 | Average multiple runs | See on CDKeys |
| The Division | 2016 | Trial at Ubisoft Store | See on CDKeys |
| Gears of War 4 | 2016 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War: Warhammer | 2016 | See on CDKeys | |
| Far Cry: Primal | 2016 | See on CDKeys | |
| Steep | 2016 | See on CDKeys | |
| Gears of War Ultimate Edition | 2015 | Extras menu. No final score provided. | See on MSFT |
| Dirt: Rally | 2015 | See on CDKeys | |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 | See on CDKeys | |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 2015 | See on CDKeys | |
| Total War: Attila | 2015 | See on CDKeys | |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | 2015 | See on CDKeys | |
| Mortal Kombat X | 2015 | XL also works | See on CDKeys |
| Ultra Street Fighter 4 | 2014 | See on CDKeys | |
| Thief | 2014 | See on G2A.com | |
| The Talos Principle | 2014 | See on G2A.com | |
| Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor | 2014 | See on CDKeys | |
| Alien Isolation | 2014 | Instructions here | See on IG |
| GRID: Autosport | 2014 | See on Amazon | |
| Assetto Corsa | 2014 | See on CDKeys | |
| Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor | 2014 | See on CDKeys | |
| Sniper Elite 3 | 2014 | See on CDKeys | |
| GRID 2 | 2013 | See on CDKeys | |
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | 2013 | Free benchmark | See on TPU |
| Tomb Raider | 2013 | See on G2A | |
| War Thunder | 2013 | Free MMO, still updated | See on Steam |
| Resident Evil 6 | 2013 | Free benchmark tool | See on Steam |
| Company of Heroes 2 | 2013 | See on CDKeys | |
| Metro: Last Light | 2013 | Repeatable runs | See on CDKeys |
| Bioshock Infinite | 2013 | Many presets avail. | See on CDKeys |
| Total War: Rome II | 2013 | See on CDKeys | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Finish prologue first | See on CDKeys |
| Killer Instinct | 2013 | Free | See on MSFT |
| Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 | See on CDKeys | |
| Trackmania 2 Valley | 2013 | See on G2A | |
| Borderlands 2 | 2012 | See here | See on CDKeys |
| NBA 2K13 | 2012 | See on G2A | |
| Sniper Elite V2 | 2012 | See on CDKeys | |
| Sleeping Dogs | 2012 | See on CDKeys | |
| Dirt Showdown | 2012 | See on G2A | |
| Street Fighter X Tekken | 2012 | See on G2A | |
| Hitman Absolution | 2012 | See on G2A | |
| Xonotic | 2011 | See on xonotic | |
| Total War: Shogun 2 | 2011 | See on CDKeys | |
| Hard Reset | 2011 | See on G2A | |
| Batman: Arkham City | 2011 | See on CDKeys | |
| Dirt 3 | 2011 | See on CDKeys | |
| Metro 2033 | 2010 | Repeatable runs | See on CDKeys |
| Just Cause 2 | 2010 | See on Amazon | |
| Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 | 2010 | See on CJS | |
| Lost Planet 2 | 2010 | See on Guru3D | |
| Aliens vs Predator | 2010 | See on Steam | |
| Mafia II | 2009 | See on Steam | |
| The Last Remnant | 2009 | See on G2A | |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 | Not available on Steam versions | See on CDKeys |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 | 2009 | See on Amazon | |
| Arma 2 | 2009 | See on Amazon | |
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | See on G2A | |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | See on Steam | |
| Far Cry 2 | 2008 | See on Uplay | |
| Street Fighter IV | 2008 | See on Amazon | |
| Devil May Cry 4 | 2008 | See on G2A | |
| Crysis | 2007 | But can it run Crysis? | See on Amazon |
| Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | 2007 | See on G2A | |
| World in Conflict | 2007 | See on GoG | |
| Company of Heroes | 2006 | See on Steam | |
| Quake IV | 2005 | See on CDKeys | |
| F.E.A.R | 2005 | See on G2A | |
| Doom 3 | 2004 | See on CDKeys | |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 2004 | See on GOG | |
| Unreal Tournament 2003 | 2003 | Not available | |
| Counter-Strike: Source | 2004 | See on Amazon | |
| Serious Sam: The First Encounter | 2001 | See comments | See on GOG |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 2001 | See on Steam | |
| Quake III Arena | 1999 | See on Steam |
Thanks for taking a look at our recommendations! If we’ve missed a game that has a great in-game benchmark, let us know in the comments and we’ll add it to the list!
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