PerformanceTest V12 Alpha Release

[Simon (PassMark)]

We are pleased to announce the Alpha release of V12 of PerformanceTest for community testing and feedback.

Download Links:
Windows x86-64: Alpha5
Windows ARM64: Alpha5
Linux x86-64: Alpha5
MacOS (M-series): Alpha5
Linux ARM64, Android, iOS later on

System Requirements:
OS: Windows 10 1709+ / Ubuntu 24.04+ / MacOS 13.3+
Memory: 4GB
Storage: 700MB available space

Please contact us to report any issues found in these builds.

Licence Requirements:
Old keys from V11 will not work in V12.
You should be able to have V11 and V12 installed at the same time (if you select different installation folders).

Free Upgrades:
When the final V12 release is complete anyone who bought V11 in the previous 12 months will get a free upgrade to V12.



What's New:

Alpha 1 [12.0.16157] - 7/July/2026
A new foundation
V12 separates the benchmarks from the user interface. This means the interface can be shared across platforms, and benchmark sets can be added or updated independently of the software itself.

This also means older benchmark sets can stay available for longer, so results stay comparable across a wider range of machines and hardware generations, rather than being tied to whatever ships with a given version of the software.

The interface has been completely redesigned and is now shared across Windows and Linux, both with the same graphical UI and the same underlying tests. A macOS version is in the works, with Android and iOS versions to follow after that.

Benchmark sets are downloadable, with more sets available from the PassMark store.

Interface
- Complete UI overhaul, shared across platforms
- Linux now has a full graphical UI, matching Windows
- Same tests run on both Windows and Linux
- macOS support in development, with Android and iOS to follow
- 'Recommendations' tab (Windows only), flags configuration issues on your machine
- 'Manage Sets' tab lists all installed benchmark sets, additional sets can be downloaded here

CPU Marks:
- Multi-threaded and single-threaded results are now split, using the same underlying tests
- Added Matrix Small, Matrix Large, JSON Parsing, and XML Parsing tests
- Split Encryption into separate AES encryption and SHA256 hashing tests, removed ECDSA encryption
- Removed Extended Instructions test

2D Mark:
- Added HTML Scroll, Video Decode, HTML WebRes, and a Javascript benchmark based on Octane
- Renamed Image Rendering to Stretch Image
- Removed Simple Vectors, Fonts and Text, Windows Interface, Direct 2D, and Direct 2D SVG tests

3D Mark:
- Added Space Battle Unity, replacing all DirectX tests
- Split GPU Compute into Mandelbrot and N Body Gravity tests
- Removed Julia and Particles sub-tests

Added NPU Mark and an optional Matrix Multiplication test

Alpha 2 [12.0.16234] - 10/July/2026
- Fixed some invalid help links
- Added NPU info to System Information tab
- Display in status bar ID of last submitted baseline, clicking on ID will open the display page
- Attempt to fix PCIe max speed if GPU is idle

Alpha 3 [12.0.16320] - 21/July/2026
- Fixed CPU information display issue on Linux
- Added inspect_cpu_info.sh to help check if cpu information is collected correctly
- Attempt to fix memory info when running PerformanceTest in VM

Alpha 4 [12.0.16439] - 31/July/2026
- Added 'warning' level to recommendations, e.g. if PerformanceTest fails to gather GPU temperatures
- Improve RAM slot recommendation

Alpha 5 [12.0.16811] - 1/September/2026
- Added MacOS version (M-series)
- Added option import existing results to be viewed within client
- Revamped user interface

[zenmota]

Anything on what's new or fixed with V12? Also, can you install V12 with V11 installed and have or run both?

Thanks

[zenmota]

Under Recommendations, if idle it shows the GPU PCIe Interface not at Maximum (like not right). This is because the Video Card is Idle, so it drops to a lower speed. If the video card is doing something like running BurnIn Test, it shows right speed and says it is OK. It kind of make you think there is something wrong with video card when there isn't, it's just idle. Screenshots attached. Thanks...

[Harry Han (PassMark)]

Thanks for letting us know. The PCIe interface issue in Recommendations should be fixed.

[zenmota]

Yes, Alpha 2 fixed the PCIe Interface in Recommendations problem. Thanks

[daria22]

Great to hear the PCIe Interface issue is sorted in Alpha 2 — thanks for the quick fix, Harry! Looking forward to seeing how the shared Windows/Linux UI and new benchmark sets (Matrix, JSON/XML parsing, Space Battle Unity) perform once more testers get a chance to try them. Any rough timeline yet for the macOS alpha?

[zenmota]

The download link for Alpha 3 (12.0.16320) for Windows x86-64 downloads the older version Alpha 2 (12.0.16234), not the newer Alpha. Not sure about other links.

Thanks

[Simon (PassMark)]

Links fixed now

[zenmota]

I might be missing something or just not understand how it works, but after PerformanceTest V12 Alpha 4 gets through running all the Benchmarks it says Baseline uploaded successfully but there is no link, button or anything to go to a webpage or whatever to compare benchmarks.

Thanks

[Simon (PassMark)]

Was a issue with a script on the server side of things (baselines was still uploaded), fixed now.

[zenmota]

Yes, after running benchmarks it goes to webpage. I guess maybe if there was a button or link that I could click to go right to the benchmark/comparison page without having to run any benchmarks might be nice, if that makes any sense. Would make things easier.

Thanks

[Simon (PassMark)]

You can click on the PerformanceTest logo at the top which will take you to a PT index page (though maybe a button would be better)

Sidenote, you also can click on the footer area of PT where 'run id: xxx' (should appear when baseline is uploaded), which will also take you to the same page:

(need to make it more obvious)

[Doug Barrett]

Running Alpha 5, should it recognize my Hailo8 (in a Windows 11 system) as an NPU?