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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Microsoft Windows<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Version 1.0 of Novabench for Windows was released in February 2007.</li> <li>Version 2.0 of Novabench for Windows was released in February 2008.</li> <li>Version 3.0 of Novabench for Windows was released in May 2010.</li> <li>Version 4.0 of Novabench for Windows was released in August 2017.</li></ul> <p>MacOS<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Version 1.0 of Novabench for MacOS was released in January 2011.</li> <li>Version 4.0 of Novabench for MacOS was released in August 2017.</li></ul> <p>Linux<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Version 4.0 of Novabench for Linux was released in October 2018.</li></ul> <h2 id="limitations">Limitations</h2> <p>Novabench does not take advantage of <a href="/facts/AMD_CrossFireX/g0kg9ur0">AMD CrossFireX</a> or <a href="/facts/Scalable_Link_Interface/AdEeMsh2">SLI</a> during graphics testing on Windows, although dual-GPU testing does work on Mac.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> It also does not test secondary, 3rd, 4th, etc. hard drives; it only tests the system (primary) drive. Windows XP and below are no longer supported with version 3.0.4, and in Novabench 4.0, only Windows 7 and up will be supported.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Benchmark_(computing)/XSS42cRe">Benchmark (computing)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Lincoln Spector (December 11, 2011). "Super Fast Benchmarking with NovaBench". PC Advisor. IDG. Retrieved May 27, 2014. <a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/opinion/software/3324503/super-fast-benchmarking-with-novabench/" target="_blank">http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/opinion/software/3324503/super-fast-benchmarking-with-novabench/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Novabench - Changelog". novabench.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08. <a href="https://novabench.com/docs/changelog" target="_blank">https://novabench.com/docs/changelog</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Novabench - Changelog". novabench.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08. <a href="https://novabench.com/docs/changelog" target="_blank">https://novabench.com/docs/changelog</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Novabench - Changelog". novabench.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08. <a href="https://novabench.com/docs/changelog" target="_blank">https://novabench.com/docs/changelog</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Ian Osborne (January 17, 2014). "Apple Mac Pro review: Benchmarks". TechRadar. Future plc. Retrieved May 27, 2014. <a href="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-mac-desktops/apple-mac-pro-1191682/review/2" target="_blank">http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/pc-mac-desktops/apple-mac-pro-1191682/review/2</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Windows XP *ha*". Novabench Forums. Retrieved 2017-06-04. <a href="https://novabench.com/forums/topic/13384-windows-xp-ha/" target="_blank">https://novabench.com/forums/topic/13384-windows-xp-ha/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>