FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark vs Geekbench

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark8.6Visit GGeekbench8.2Visit

Higher score FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark #5 in Game Benchmarking Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Square Enix

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G Geekbench #6 in Game Benchmarking Software 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Geekbench

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark fits best

  Benchmarking FINAL FANTASY XIV systems

• Geekbench fits best

  Broad cross-platform CPU and GPU comparison

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Side by side

Feature	FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark 8.6/10 Visit ↗	GGeekbench 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#5 in Game Benchmarking Software	#6 in Game Benchmarking Software
Best for	Benchmarking FINAL FANTASY XIV systems	Broad cross-platform CPU and GPU comparison
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	—
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Built for	Solo	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark 0/5 · Geekbench 0/5
In-game benchmarks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
GPU benchmarks	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Standardized 3D tests	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Frame-time capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Automated benchmark runs	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
License model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Result export	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Playable scenes use FINAL FANTASY XIV maps and characters Five presets plus custom settings saved for repeatable comparisons Reports include scores, graphs, screenshots and system specifications	CPU single-core and multi-core tests across desktop and mobile GPU compute benchmarks with cross-platform performance comparisons Online result sharing, organization, and benchmark charts via Geekbench Browser
Cons	Windows-only desktop utility; unavailable on macOS Measures one game rather than broad PC or multi-title performance Not a trial or playable version of FINAL FANTASY XIV	Game performance testing is indirect through game-physics workloads Automation, standalone use, and offline management require Pro Not open source, limiting customization of the benchmark software
Our verdict	FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark is a free Windows desktop utility from Square Enix for estimating how a PC will run FINAL FANTASY XIV. It renders playable scenes with game maps, characters and approximately six minutes of… Read the review →	Geekbench benchmarks CPU single-core and multi-core performance plus GPU compute on desktop computers and mobile devices. Its workloads model tasks such as video conferencing, streaming, game physics, machine learning, image processing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark — where it wins

  • Playable scenes use FINAL FANTASY XIV maps and characters
  • Five presets plus custom settings saved for repeatable comparisons
  • Reports include scores, graphs, screenshots and system specifications

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows-only desktop utility; unavailable on macOS
  • Measures one game rather than broad PC or multi-title performance
  • Not a trial or playable version of FINAL FANTASY XIV

• Geekbench — where it wins

  • CPU single-core and multi-core tests across desktop and mobile
  • GPU compute benchmarks with cross-platform performance comparisons
  • Online result sharing, organization, and benchmark charts via Geekbench Browser

  Where it doesn't

  • Game performance testing is indirect through game-physics workloads
  • Automation, standalone use, and offline management require Pro
  • Not open source, limiting customization of the benchmark software

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Dawntrail Official Benchmark8.6/10 · Free plan

  A focused, free benchmark for checking how a Windows PC handles Dawntrail.

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• GGeekbench8.2/10 · Free plan

  A broad CPU and GPU benchmark suite with shared online comparisons across six platforms.

  Visit GeekbenchFull verdict →